de Broglie wavelength
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Etymology edit
de Broglie + wavelength. Named for Louis de Broglie
Noun edit
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.
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wavelength associated with a beam of particles of momentum p
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