Discovering the mechanism and essence behind Planck constant h

Mechanism-Revealed Physics (8/40) ------ by Bingcheng Zhao

The mechanism and essence of Planck constant h: based on electron-photon work-energy relation (P. 252 ~ 258, 3.4, Ch.3A, reference #1), Planck constant Equation (PCE) is established for the first time in the history of quantum physics. PCE reveals the mechanism behind Planck constant h is that: the product of the amount of work accepted by an electron over its one complete impulse period and its impulse period is equal to the value of Planck constant h; PCE identifies the essence of Planck constant is electron-photon work-energy relation — the work accepted by an electron over its one complete impulse period is equal to the energy of the photon emitted by the electron in the impulse period (P. 275 ~ 286, Ch.3B, reference #1). Therefore, the mechanism-revealed definition of Planck constant is that: Planck constant is the product of the amount of work accepted by an electron over its one complete impulse period, which is equal to the energy of the photon emitted by the electron in the impulse period, and its impulse period (P. 282, Ch.3B, reference #1). <> The newly established Planck constant Equation is on P. 279 as Eq (3-18) (Ch.3B, reference #1).

The newly established Planck constant Equation has been corroborated via the corroboration of electron-photon work-energy equation (P. 256 ~ 258, 3.4.3, Ch.3A, reference #1).

The fundamental significance of revealing the mechanism and essence of Planck constant: (i) Planck constant Equation (PCE) revolutionarily extends the function of Planck constant h from photons to the electrons emitting photons (P. 284, reference #1). (ii) PCE shows that Planck constant h turns out to be the essential bridge connecting electron and its emitting photon. (iii) The birth of PCE ends the history of merely knowing how but unable to know why to the most centrally important Planck constant h in quantum physics à the birth of PCE is a historic event in the history of quantum physics, and even a great event in physics.

The key to understanding of the mechanism and essence of Planck constant h is the following three fundamentally important questions: Planck constant h, since being the very central and hub constant in quantum physics, what is its essential implication to the electron emitting photons? What essentially bridging role does it play in the relation between electron and its emitting photon? Is there and what is the inherent mechanism that essentially makes it a constant?

The great application of the mechanism and essence of Planck constant: revealing the mechanism and essence of Planck constant is substantially helpful to utilizing the newly established electron-photon work-energy relation (P. 252 ~ 258, 3.4, Ch.3A, reference #1).


Reference #1: 2009, Bingcheng Zhao, From Postulate-Based Modern Physics to Mechanism-Revealed Physics [Vol. 1(1/2)], ISBN: 978-1-4357-4913-9.
Reference #2: 2009, Bingcheng Zhao, From Postulate-Based Modern Physics to Mechanism-Revealed Physics [Vol. 2(2/2)], ISBN: 978-1-4357-5033-3.

Ph.D., Bingcheng Zhao,
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