Wave Mechanics and Optics
A wave has a momentum and is a vectorial quantity. The difference of the momentum of the scattered wave to the incident wave is called momentum transfer. The wave number k is the absolute of the wave vector and is related to the wavelength . Often, momentum transfer is given in wavenumber units in reciprocal length
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