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The Structure and Meaning of Planck's Constant
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: Received: 1 February 2022 / Approved: 4 February 2022 / Online: 4 February 2022 (10:27:22 CET)
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Humpherys, D. (2022). The Implicit Structure of Planck’s Constant. European Journal of Applied Physics, 4(6), 22–25. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejphysics.2022.4.6.227 Humpherys, D. (2022). The Implicit Structure of Planck’s Constant. European Journal of Applied Physics, 4(6), 22–25. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejphysics.2022.4.6.227
Abstract
Planck's constant plays an important role in quantum mechanics but has little physical meaning apart from its contribution to the formulas. Evaluating each of the constant's unit dimensions gives a more granular account of the physical phenomena described by the equations. These formulas show how classical and quantum mechanical equations are related, and they give consistent descriptions of phenomena like momentum and energy in classical and quantum systems.
Keywords
Planck constant; constant of proportionality; quantum of action; Planck length; Planck mass; Planck time
Subject
Physical Sciences, Quantum Science and Technology
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