Compton wavelength

in quantum mechanics, the wavelength of a photon whose energy is the same as the rest energy of a particle
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Compton wavelength

Summary

Compton wavelength ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Arthur Holly Compton is named after Compton wavelength[2].
  • Compton wavelength's subclass of is recorded as wavelength[3].
  • Compton wavelength's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1923-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Compton wavelength's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/054d5q[5].
  • Compton wavelength's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-10:2019 Quantities and units — Part 10: Atomic and nuclear physics[6].
  • Compton wavelength's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Compton-wavelength[7].
  • Compton wavelength's different from is recorded as de Broglie wavelength[8].
  • Compton wavelength's defining formula is recorded as \lambda_{\mathrm{C}} = \frac{h}{m c_0}[9].
  • Compton wavelength's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 2087635[10].
  • Compton wavelength's wurvoc.org measure ID is recorded as Compton_wavelength[11].
  • Compton wavelength's ISQ dimension is recorded as \mathsf{L}[12].
  • Compton wavelength's nLab ID is recorded as Compton wavelength[13].
  • Compton wavelength's World of Physics ID is recorded as ComptonWavelength[14].
  • Compton wavelength's schematic is recorded as Triangle of everything simplified Fundamental Particles.png[15].
  • Compton wavelength's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[16].
  • Compton wavelength's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 144429999[17].
  • Compton wavelength's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Definition:Compton_Wavelength[18].
  • Compton wavelength's in defining formula is recorded as \lambda_{\mathrm{C}}[19].
  • Compton wavelength's in defining formula is recorded as h[20].
  • Compton wavelength's in defining formula is recorded as m[21].
  • Compton wavelength's in defining formula is recorded as c_0[22].
  • Compton wavelength's Wolfram Language quantity ID is recorded as ComptonWavelength[23].
  • Compton wavelength's quantity symbol is recorded as \lambda_{\mathrm{C}}[24].
  • Compton wavelength's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as metre[25].
  • Compton wavelength's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 콤프턴 파장[26].

Why It Matters

Compton wavelength ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] . ISO 80000-10:2019 Quantities and units — Part 10: Atomic and nuclear physics. wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] . ISO 80000-10:2019 Quantities and units — Part 10: Atomic and nuclear physics. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . ISO 80000-10:2019 Quantities and units — Part 10: Atomic and nuclear physics. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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