de Broglie wavelength

English

Etymology

de Broglie +‎ wavelength. Named for Louis de Broglie

Noun

de Broglie wavelength (plural de Broglie wavelengths)

(physics) the wavelength, λ=h/p, associated with a beam of particles of momentum p. (h being Planck's constant.) The same formula gives the momentum of a photon or wavelength λ.

Related terms

de Broglie wave

Translations

wavelength associated with a beam of particles of momentum p

Finnish: de Broglien aallonpituus

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