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Kapitza-Dirac effect

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Etymology

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Named after Paul Dirac and Peter Kapitza who predicted the effect in 1933.

Noun

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Kapitza-Dirac effect (plural Kapitza-Dirac effects)

  1. (quantum mechanics) The diffraction of matter by a standing wave of light.

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