de Broglie equation hamugeš-e de Broglie Fr.: équation de de Broglie According to the → de Broglie hypothesis,
which has been verified by experiments, every → particle
of matter, whatever its nature, has a characteristic → wavelength
associated with its wavelike quantum aspect. The de Broglie equation gives the
equivalent wavelength of a moving particle: λ = h/mv, where h is
→ Planck's constant, m the mass of the particle,
and v its velocity. Named after Louis Victor de Broglie (1892-1987), French physicist, creator of a new field in physics, wave mechanics, who won the Nobel prize in physics in 1929. → equation |