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Planck constant

(h, Planck's constant)
(quantum of action in quantum mechanics)

The Planck constant (h) is 6.62607015 × 10-34 m2 kg/s (m²kg/s is equivalent to joules × seconds). This value is exact by design: the International System of Units (SI) now defines the relevant units based upon this and other physical constants. The relation (Planck relation) of a photon's energy (E) to its frequency (f) is:

E = h × f

The constant and the Planck function were conceived by Max Planck as a mathematical means to describe the black-body spectrum. The reduced Planck constant (aka Dirac constant, abbreviated ) is h / 2π, which is convenient because many equations incorporate this expression.


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Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_constant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_relation
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/P/Planck%27s+Constant
https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/cuu/Value?h

Referenced by pages:
black-body radiation
Bohr model
Brackett series
CO ladder
Compton wavelength
de Broglie wavelength
frequency (ν)
Heisenberg uncertainty principle
Humphreys series
hydrogen (H)
kelvin (K)
Lyman series (L)
Paschen series
Pfund series
photon energy
Planck function
Planck units
Rydberg unit
Saha equation
Stefan-Boltzmann constant (σ)
Wien approximation

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