Compton wavelength mowjtul-e Compton, tul-e mowj-e ~ Fr.: longueur d'onde de Compton, longueur d'onde Compton The quantum wavelength of a particle with a highly relativistic velocity. The Compton wavelength is given by h/mc, where h is Planck's constant, m is the mass of the particle, and c the light speed. For an electron, the Compton wavelength is about 2.4 × 10-10 cm, intermediate between the size of an atomic nucleus and an atom. → Compton; → wavelength. |