Consider a head-on, elastic collision between a massless photon (momentum po and energy Eo ) and...

Consider a head-on, elastic collision between a massless photon (momentum p_o and energy E_o ) and a stationary free electron.

a) Assuming that the photon bounces directly back with momentum p (in the direction of p_o ) and energy E, use conservation of energy and momentum to find p.

b) Verify that your answer agrees with that given by Compton's formula with theta = pi.

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