8.323 | Spring 2023 | Graduate

Relativistic Quantum Field Theory I

Lecture 25: Elementary Processes in QED (II)

Crossing symmetry, Compton scattering, calculation of the cross section for Compton scattering, physical implications: (i) early experimental indication of quantum nature of light; (ii) inverse Compton scattering and Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect

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