Photon momentum is proportional to angular wavenumber¶

The momentum of a photon is proportional to its wavenumber.

Notation:

\(\hbar\) (hbar) is hbar.

Links:

Wikipedia.

momentum¶

momentum of a photon.

Symbol:: p
Latex:: \(p\)
Dimension:: momentum

angular_wavenumber¶

angular_wavenumber of a photon.

Symbol:: k
Latex:: \(k\)
Dimension:: angle/length

law¶

p = hbar * k

Latex:: \[p = \hbar k\]