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noun
The constant of proportionality (symbol h), relating the energy and frequency of a photon (6.626 x 10-34 joule-seconds); also related to the indeterminacy limit in the Heisenberg uncertainty principle; the quantum of action
Planck's constant is the number that links the energy of a particle with the frequency of its associated wave.
Planck's constant (h) is not itself a property of a fundamental particle but is a constant appearing in the equations of quantum mechanics.
Planck's constant is in effect the number that launched the field of quantum physics.
This is equal to Planck's constant (usually written as h) divided by 2π.
He used this same research to obtain an exact value of Planck's constant.
(The constant of proportionality h is, as noted above, called Planck's constant).
This encouraged Bohr to use Planck's constant in searching for a theory of the atom.
Using Planck's constant, Bohr obtained an accurate formula for the energy levels of the hydrogen atom.
Thus Planck's constant is the natural unit, or quantum, of action.
The universal constant h is called Planck's constant in his honour.
