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Planck–Einstein Relation

Quantum · 1900

Equation
E = hν
Field
Quantum
Named After
Max Planck · Albert Einstein
Symbols
E photon energy · h Planck constant · ν frequency of light
Significance
Light comes in packets whose energy scales with frequency — the crack in classical physics that opened into quantum theory.
Year
1900

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