Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321740904
ISBN 13: 978-0-32174-090-8

Chapter 38 - Quantization - Exercises and Problems - Page 1153: 46

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$$\color{blue}{\bf [a]}$$ According to Einstein’s theory of relativity $$E^2-p^2c^2 =mc^2$$ So a massless photon has a mass of zero, $$E^2-p^2c^2 =(0)c^2=0$$ Hence, its momentum is given by $$\boxed{p =\dfrac{E}{c}}$$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [b]}$$ According to Einstein’s claimed that the energy of a photon is related to its frequency by $E=hf$ Plug that into the boxed formula above, $$p =\dfrac{hf}{c}$$ where $f=c/\lambda$ $$p =\dfrac{h\color{red}{\bf\not} c}{\color{red}{\bf\not} c\lambda}$$ Thus, $$\boxed{\lambda=\dfrac{h}{p}}$$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [c]}$$ According to classical physics, $p=mv$, plug that into the previous boxed formula. $$\boxed{\lambda=\dfrac{h}{mv}}$$ We got a familiar expression which is the expression for de Broglie wavelength.
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