Timeline for Derivation of the De-Broglie wave relation
Current License: CC BY-SA 3.0
7 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2017 at 19:12 | vote | accept | Jannik Pitt | ||
| Feb 27, 2017 at 18:05 | comment | added | Jannik Pitt | @OfekGillon I don't really have access to Griffith's because I'm still in highschool and I doubt I'll understand it haha. Thanks for your help! | |
| Feb 27, 2017 at 17:53 | comment | added | Ofek Gillon | SR is consistent with Maxwell's equation, so getting this result isn't a surprise. | |
| Feb 27, 2017 at 17:51 | comment | added | Yashas | @JannikPitt De Broglie equation was discovered after SR was formulated. | |
| Feb 27, 2017 at 17:51 | comment | added | Ofek Gillon | If you calculate the momentum carried by an EM wave you'll see that relation popping up in the process. You should look it up in Griffith's. | |
| Feb 27, 2017 at 17:47 | comment | added | Jannik Pitt | Perfect, that is what I was looking for - thank you! I didn't know that $E^2=(pc)^2$ was known before special relativity, that is pretty interesting. On the other hand doesn't SR itself follow straight from Maxwell's equations? | |
| Feb 27, 2017 at 17:29 | history | answered | Ofek Gillon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |