Photon momentum is proportional to angular wavenumber ===================================================== The momentum of a photon is proportional to its wavenumber. **Notation:** #. :math:`\hbar` (:code:`hbar`) is :attr:`~symplyphysics.quantities.hbar`. **Links:** #. `Wikipedia `__. .. py:currentmodule:: symplyphysics.laws.waves.photon_momentum_is_proportional_to_angular_wavenumber .. py:data:: momentum :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.momentum` of a photon. Symbol: :code:`p` Latex: :math:`p` Dimension: :code:`momentum` .. py:data:: angular_wavenumber :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.angular_wavenumber` of a photon. Symbol: :code:`k` Latex: :math:`k` Dimension: :code:`angle/length` .. py:data:: law :code:`p = hbar * k` Latex: .. math:: p = \hbar k