Prove that a gamma scattered by 180°, as a result of a Compton collision, cannot have energy greater than mc2 /2, where

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Prove that a gamma scattered by 180°, as a result of a Compton collision, cannot have energy greater than mc2 /2, where

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Prove that a gamma scattered by 180°, as a result of a Compton
collision, cannot have energy greater than mc2 /2, where mc2 =
0.511 MeV is the rest mass energy of the electron.
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