Question: How does Compton Scattering work if a photon does not have mass? What is being transferred between the photon and the charged particle? ( I

How does Compton Scattering work if a photon does not have mass? What is being
transferred between the photon and the charged particle? (I am NOT looking for Kinetic
Energy as the answer. Answering kinetic energy will NOT get you marks for this question.)

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