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The 14 pages that link to Rutherford scattering, each with the reason it gives.

• Coulomb's lawRelated: Coulomb repulsion explains the alpha-particle deflections in Rutherford's model.

• Ernest RutherfordBroader topic: Rutherford used scattering angles to infer that positive charge was concentrated in a tiny nucleus.

• Alpha particleRelated: Alpha particles provided the probes that revealed the atom’s compact nucleus.

• ScatteringBroader topic: Large-angle scattering exposed compact, positively charged atomic nuclei.

• Deep inelastic scatteringRelated: Its logic of probing hidden structure through angular deflections inspired later scattering studies.

• Elastic scatteringBroader topic: Its elastic events exposed the compact nuclear structure of atoms.

• Coulomb potentialBroader topic: The inverse-distance interaction predicts the characteristic scattering of alpha particles by nuclei.

• Davisson–Germer experimentCompared with: It explains particle trajectories around nuclei, not crystal-lattice interference.

• Elastic collisionBroader topic: It is modeled as elastic scattering when recoil is included and internal excitation is absent.

• Hans GeigerRelated: Geiger’s experiments quantified this scattering and helped establish the nucleus’s compact structure.

• Scattering amplitudeBroader topic: Its cross section follows from a scattering amplitude for a Coulomb interaction.

• Scattering theoryBroader topic: Its angular pattern provided evidence for a compact, positively charged atomic nucleus.

• Geiger–Marsden experimentNarrower topic: The experiment’s large-angle events are explained by Coulomb repulsion from concentrated positive charge.

• Central forceBroader topic: Scattering trajectories reveal the strength and form of a central Coulomb force.