Why are the regimes in high-energy collisions called short distances?
Qualitatively I only know that the higher the given energy of the colliding particles "the smaller are the pieces yielded by cracking the collision particles". Is there a quantitative derivation of the term relating the energy E and the distance x?
Answer
Energy is related to frequency via Planck's relationship E=hν and frequency is related to wavelength via the speed of light ν=c/λ. Therefore, the higher the energy the smaller the associated wavelength. This wavelength represents the resolution with which one makes an observation.
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