Planck's law
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Planck's law
See Planck constant.Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006
Planck's law
[′pläŋks ‚lȯ] (quantum mechanics)
A fundamental law of quantum theory stating that energy associated with electromagnetic radiation is emitted or absorbed in discrete amounts which are proportional to the frequency of radiation.
(statistical mechanics)
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