Planck's constant

Planck's constant plängks [key], fundamental constant of the quantum theory. It is represented by the letter h and has a value of 6.62607 × 10⁻³⁴ joule-second. The combination h/2π, denoted by h (called “h-bar”), occurs frequently.

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