Quantum & Atomic Physics
3 terms
Casimir Effect
Quantum & Atomic Physics
N/m² (Pressure)
An attractive physical force acting between two uncharged parallel conductive plates in vacuum, arising from quantum vacuum fluctuations.
F / A = - (π² ℏ c) / (240 d⁴)
Commutator
Quantum & Atomic Physics
Product Unit of  and B̂
A mathematical operator evaluating whether two quantum mechanical operators commute with one another.
[Â, B̂] = Â B̂ - B̂ Â
Compton Effect
Quantum & Atomic Physics
m or pm (Wavelength Increase)
The decrease in energy (increase in wavelength) of an X-ray or gamma-ray photon when scattered by a stationary electron.
Δλ = λ' - λ = (h / (m_e c)) (1 - cos θ)