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Two identical waves with opposite polarization directions result in unpolarized light. So i suggest to try the superposition of a monochromatic polarized plane wave and a second wave with a 180°-phase shift. so that the polarization vector is always in the oppotise direction, resulting in zero...

first of all: thanks for you answer! the hint to check the dimensions was right. i guess my notation is a bit confusing. so i will choose a new one here in the solution: \underline{p}=\{p^0,\vec{p}\} and \underline{k}=\{k^0,\vec{k}\}, where \vec{p} and \vec{k} are the 3-momentum vectors of...

Homework Statement for a compton-scattering-problem, i want to show that: \delta(p_{10}+k_1-p_0-k)=p_0\delta(\underline{k}_1(\underline{p}+\underline{k})-\underline{k}\underline{p}) Homework Equations the momentum- and energy-conversion-law for two particle scattering...

thank you very much! i'll look these books up tomorrow!

does anybody know a book, where the compton-scattering with respect to the initial photon-polarisation is calculated? (beside landau-lifschitz-berestetzki)

Thank you G01! this is exactly what i was looking for. i wonder why this wasn't told in my introduction courses in physics, and none of my fellow students knew about that. guess i had to take the General Relativity course, to get to know about^^

the coulomb force and the Newtonian law of gravity have the same structure: F_C=\frac{q_1q_2}{R^2} and F_G=\frac{m_1m_2}{R^2}. so why isn't there an equivalent to the magnetic force in gravitation? so that one could imagine a law of the same structure as the biot-savart law for gravitation. is...