This question is about group/phase velocities and also De Brogilie wavelength.
What I would like to know is how to derive ratio λe/λp (λe and λp are De Broglie wavelength for electron and proton) if we know that electron and proton have same velocities?
I know that when we say "velocity" v, this velocity is the same as "group velocity" vg. So for start I can calculate ratio for group velocities:
ve=vp⟶vgevge=vevp=1
and similarly I can do for phase velocities vp:
vpevpp=c2vgec2vgp=vgpvge=1
But when i try to calculate the ratio for wavelengths I got stuck:
λeλp=hpehpp=pppe= ⟵I got stuck here where i don't knowhow to use relation vp=ve
Can anyone give me a hint? I was trying to use relation p=√Ek2+2E0Ekc but I got lost...
Answer
Let's try to express the de Broglie wavelength λj of a particle in terms of its mass mj and velocity vj. (2πλj)2=(pjℏ)2=1ℏc2(E2j−m2jc4)
Where we've used the relation E2=p2c2+m2c4.
From here we note that Ej=γ(vj)mjc2, where γ(v)=1√1−v2jc2 to see that: (2πλj)2=γ(vj)−1ℏc2m2jc4
Since ve=vp, we see the only term not common between the two particles is their rest mass and so we find that: λeλp=mpme
Which to me is a surprising result.
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