Planck charge
The Planck charge qp is a quantity of electric charge.
Explanation
The Planck charge is approximately
where
qp Planck charge ε0 Electric constant ℏ Reduced Planck constant c Speed of light e Elementary charge α Fine-structure constant
It can also be expressed as 11.7 proton charges.
HistoryThe name Planck charge is a tribute to the German physicist Max Planck (1858 - 1947). |