Kapitza-Dirac effect
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after Paul Dirac and Peter Kapitza who predicted the effect in 1933.
Noun
[edit]Kapitza-Dirac effect (plural Kapitza-Dirac effects)
- (quantum mechanics) The diffraction of matter by a standing wave of light.
Further reading
[edit]- Kapitza-Dirac effect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia