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In physics, Compton scattering or the Compton effect is the decrease in energy (increase in wavelength) of an X-ray or gamma ray photon, when it interacts with matter. Inverse ...
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Compton Effect, increase in the wavelength of high-energy electromagnetic radiation when it collides with electrons. It was discovered by Arthur Holly Compton.

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scientist who discovered the Compton effect, see Arthur Holly Compton

Compton effect as part of the photon theory of electromagnetic radiation, see Physics: X Rays; X Ray: Compton Effect

the Compton effect and its relationship to quantum theory, see Quantum Electrodynamics: Background of QED; Quantum Theory: Light as a Wave and as a Particle

additional theories on electromagnetic radiation, see Electromagnetic Radiation