On the influence of radiative forces on the scattering of electrons
- 1 April 1931
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
- Vol. 27 (2) , 255-267
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0305004100010379
Abstract
1. The formulae usually given for the scattering of electrons by atoms are calculated without taking into account the radiative forces. It has been suggested by the author in a former paper that in the case of the large-angle scattering of electrons with velocity comparable with that of light (for which case the scattering is entirely nuclear), these forces might influence the scattering by an appreciable amount, which would explain the divergence between the theoretical formula and the results of Chadwick and Mercier, which are some 40 per cent. greater. In this paper we shall show that for electrons–of any velocity the influence of these forces cannot be greater than 2 or 3 per cent., and so cannot be invoked to explain discrepancies between theory and experiment.Keywords
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