Show that ?E/E the fractional loss of energy of a photon during a collision with a particle

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Show that ?E/E the fractional loss of energy of a photon during a collision with a particle of mass m, is given by where E is the energy of the incident photon, f' is the frequency of the scattered photon, and ? is defined as in Figure.image

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Probability & Statistics For Engineers & Scientists

ISBN: 9780130415295

7th Edition

Authors: Ronald E. Walpole, Raymond H. Myers, Sharon L. Myers, Keying

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