Photon Momentum Using Wavelength

A photon is an elementary particle, the quantum of the electromagnetic field including electromagnetic radiation (such as light) and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force. The momentum of a photon depends only on its wavelength.

The momentum equals the Planck constant divided by the wavelength.

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QuantityVariable["p", "Momentum"] == Quantity[1, "PlanckConstant"]/QuantityVariable["λ", "Wavelength"]

symbol	description	physical quantity
p	momentum	"Momentum"
λ	wavelength	"Wavelength"

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