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Any one of several natural units in a system originally proposed by Max Planck based on universal constants. Symbols for Planck units are the symbol for the physical quantity with a subscript P.
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Planck units — are units of measurement named after the German physicist Max Planck, who first proposed them in 1899. They are an example of natural units, i.e. units of measurement designed so that certain fundamental physical constants are normalized to 1. In … Wikipedia
Planck energy — In physics, the unit of energy in the system of natural units known as Planck units is called the Planck energy, denoted by E P.:E p = sqrt{frac{hbar c^5}{G approx 1.956 times; 109 J approx 1.22 times; 1019 GeV approx 0.5433 MWhwhere c is the… … Wikipedia
Planck temperature — The Planck temperature, named after German physicist Max Planck, is the unit of temperature, denoted by TP, in the system of natural units known as Planck units. It is one of the Planck units that represent a fundamental limit of quantum… … Wikipedia
Planck mass — The Planck mass is the unit of mass, denoted by m P, in the system of natural units known as Planck units. Named after Max Planck, it is the mass for which the Schwarzschild radius is equal to the Compton length divided by π.:m P = sqrtfrac{hbar… … Wikipedia
Planck temperature — noun The fundamental upper limit of temperature conceivable under current models of physics, in which all matter is accelerated as quickly as possible to the speed of light, approximately 1.41679 x 10^32 kelvins. See Also:… … Wiktionary
Planck constant — Planck s relation redirects here. For the law governing black body radiation, see Planck s law. Values of h Units 6.62606957(29)×10−34 J·s[1] 4.135 … Wikipedia
Planck length — unit of length name=Planck length m=0.00000000000000000000000000000000001616252 accuracy=5 The Planck length, denoted by scriptstyleell P , is the unit of length approximately 1.6 times; 10−35 meters, 6.3 times; 10−34 inches, or about 10−20 times … Wikipedia
Planck force — is the derived unit of force resulting from the definition of the base Planck units for time, length, and mass. It is equal to the natural unit of momentum divided by the natural unit of time.:F P = frac{m P c}{t P} = frac{c^4}{G} = 1.21027 imes… … Wikipedia
Planck momentum — is the unit of momentum, denoted by m P c, in the system of natural units known as Planck units.m P c = frac{hbar}{l P} = sqrt{frac{hbar c^3}{G approx 6.52485 kg m/swhere*{l P} is the Planck length *hbar is the reduced Planck s constant *c is the … Wikipedia
Planck's constant — Planck s′ (or Planck′) con′stant n. phs a unit used in quantum mechanics that equals the ratio of the energy of a quantum of radiation to the frequency of the radiation, approximately 6.626 x 10 34 joule second Symbol: h • Etymology: 1905–10;… … From formal English to slang
