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Compton wavelength
  موج-طول ِ کامپتون  
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.

See also: → Compton; → wavelength.