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To: PatrickHenry
What they're trying to say is that the Compton wavelength of an object is inversely proportional to its momentum.
19 posted on 10/17/2001 6:53:34 AM PDT by Physicist
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To: Physicist
I think you meant DeBroglie wavelength

Compton wavelength = h/mo*c

DeBroglie wavelength = h/p
momentum = p = sqrt(2*mo*v)

25 posted on 10/17/2001 1:24:44 PM PDT by spunkets
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