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Planck Length
    

The length scale on which the quantized nature of gravity should first become evident,


where G is the universal gravitational constant, h is Planck's constant, and c is the speed of light (Shu 1982, p. 397). If h-bar is used instead of plain h, the corresponding length is


Planck Area, Planck Mass, Planck Time




References

Shu, F. H. The Physical Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy. Mill Valley, CA: University Science Books, p. 397, 1982.







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