The constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to the frequency of that photon. Its value is approximately 6.626 × 10-34 joule-seconds.
[After Max Karl Ernst Ludwig PLANCK.]
Planck's constant
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Planck's constant (plängks) , fundamental constant of the quantum theory. It is represented by the letter h and has a value of 6.63 × 10−34 J-sec. The combination h/2π, denoted by h (called “h-bar”), occurs frequently.
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A universal constant, first discovered by Max Planck, that states the mathematical relationship between the frequency of an electromagnetic wave and the energy in that wave. Planck's discovery unifies the seemingly contradictory observations that energy sometimes acts like a wave and at other times acts as if it is made up of particles.
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To convert from Planck's constant to:
erg-second,
multiply by 6.624E-27.
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