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English noun: Planck's law

1. Planck's law (cognition) (physics) the basis of quantum theory; the energy of electromagnetic waves is contained in indivisible quanta that have to be radiated or absorbed as a whole; the magnitude is proportional to frequency where the constant of proportionality is given by Planck's constant


Broader (hypernym)law, law of nature


Domain categorynatural philosophy, physics









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