Category:Definitions/Compton Wavelength

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Let $P$ be a particle.

The Compton wavelength of $P$ is defined as the wavelength of the photon which has the same rest energy as $P$.

It is defined as:

$\lambda = \dfrac h {m c}$

where:

$\lambda$ denotes the Compton wavelength of $P$

$m$ denotes the mass of $P$

$h$ denotes Planck's constant

$c$ denotes the speed of light.