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de Broglie equation

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noun

Physics.

  1. the postulate of wave mechanics that a particle of mass m moving at a velocity v will have the properties of a wave of wavelength h / mv deBrogliewavelength, where h is Planck's constant.

Etymology

Origin of de Broglie equation

Named after L.V. de Broglie

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