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Compton Wavelength

The Compton wavelength of a particle is equal to the wavelength of a photon whose energy is the same as the mass of the particle.

The Compton wavelength equals the Planck constant divided by the mass and speed of light.

Formula

QuantityVariable[Subscript["λ", "C"], "Wavelength"] == Quantity[1, "PlanckConstant"/"SpeedOfLight"]/QuantityVariable["m", "Mass"]

Forms

Examples

Get the resource:

In[1]:=
ResourceObject["Compton Wavelength"]
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Get the formula:

In[2]:=
FormulaData[ResourceObject["Compton Wavelength"]]
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Use some values:

In[3]:=
FormulaData[
 ResourceObject[
  "Compton Wavelength"], {QuantityVariable["m","Mass"] -> 
   Quantity[1.`2.*^-30, "Kilograms"]}]
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