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Breit-Wheeler process: a standalone construct

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Particle physics

the creation of an electron-positron pair from the collision of two photons.

In particle physics, Breit-Wheeler process refers to the creation of an electron-positron pair from the collision of two photons. This meaning comes from Breit (1934) in Physical Review.[1]

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References

Breit, G., & Wheeler, J. A. (1934). Collision of Two Light Quanta. Physical Review, 46(12), 1087-1091. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.46.1087

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