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   Can we use the units of Planks Constant    
   14 Feb 17 16:13:53   
   
   The units for Plank's Constant is Joule-Sec/cycle. This can also be   
   expressed as Joule/Hz. Obviously, units for the product momentum times   
   wavelength (p* λ) or energy times time(e*t) also have the units for   
   Planks Constant. Does this suggest that values for either of those   
   products can only take on values that are integral multiples of Planks   
   Constant, h?   
      
   Specifically, isn't a more general equation, p*λ = n*h, where p is   
   momentum, λ is wavelength, h is Planks Constant and n is an integer ≥ 1,   
   implied by the fact that it is the **product** p*λ that is quantized and   
   not p or λ individually? When n=1 that equation reduces to the   
   DeBroglie's equation.111   
      
   Because it is the product, p*λ, that is quantized, could this be one of   
   the reasons that those two parameters are complementary? Since it is the   
   product that is quantized, shouldn't we expect strange behavior when we   
   try to measure either one individually? If it is the product of the two   
   that is quantized how is the quantized behavior divided among the   
   constituents?   
      
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