Purdue PHYS 342 L1.6: Classical Models: Compton Effect

Table of Contents:
00:09 Lecture 1.6; Compton Effect
00:32 V. The Compton Effect (1923)
04:27 Compton applies conservation of energy and momentum principles
05:38 What's the momentum of a photon?
07:21 Single electron inside a target
08:36 Geometry of Compton Scattering
10:48 Summary: Compton Scattering
12:38 Example: EM radiation with differing wavelengths
15:26 Why assume incident EM radiation is scattered only by an electron?
18:02 Physical Significance of Compton Wavelength?

Purdue PHYS 342 provides an introduction to the physical principles underlying topics in Modern Physics. This course is intended to provide engineering undergraduate students with a firm base from which they can extend their understanding of the quantum world.