de Broglie wavelength
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Thermal de Broglie wavelength — In physics, the Thermal de Broglie wavelength is defined for a free ideal gas of massive particles in equilibrium as:: Lambda = sqrt{frac{ h^2}{ 2pi mkT = frac {h} {(2 pi mkT)^{1/2where* h is Planck s constant * m is the mass of a gas particle *… … Wikipedia
Wavelength (disambiguation) — Wavelength may refer to:*Wavelength, a property of a wave *de Broglie wavelength in quantum physics *Wavelength (album), an album by Van Morrison *Wavelength (song), a song on the album by Van Morrison *Wavelength (1967 film), a film by Michael… … Wikipedia
Wavelength — In physics wavelength is the distance between repeating units of a propagating wave of a given frequency. It is commonly designated by the Greek letter lambda (λ). Examples of wave like phenomena are light, water waves, and sound waves. The… … Wikipedia
wavelength — Synonyms and related words: amplitude, antinode, carrier, carrier wave, crest, de Broglie wave, diffraction, electric wave, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, frequency, frequency band, frequency spectrum, ground wave, guided wave,… … Moby Thesaurus
De Broglie hypothesis — In physics, the de Broglie hypothesis (pronounced /brœj/, as French breuil, close to broy ) is the statement that all matter (any object) has a wave like nature (wave particle duality). The de Broglie relations show that the wavelength is… … Wikipedia
Louis de Broglie — Born 15 August 1892(1892 08 15) Dieppe, France … Wikipedia
de broglie equation — də|brȯ|glē , dəˈbrȯyə noun Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: after Prince Louis V. de Broglie : an equation in physics: the de Broglie wavelength of a moving particle is equal to the Planck constant divided by the momentum of the particle … Useful english dictionary
Compton wavelength — The Compton wavelength is a quantum mechanical property of a particle. It was introduced by Arthur Compton in his explanation of the scattering of photons by electrons (a process known as Compton scattering). The Compton wavelength of a particle… … Wikipedia
de Broglie equation — Physics. 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 (de Broglie wavelength), where h is Planck s constant. [named after L.V. DE BROGLIE] * * * … Universalium
De Broglie , Prince Louis Victor Pierre Raymond — (1892–1987) French physicist De Broglie was descended from a French family ennobled by Louis XIV. He was born in Dieppe, France, and educated at the Sorbonne. Originally a historian, he became interested in science in World War I when he was… … Scientists
