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Reduced Planck constant

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ℏ=h/2π\hbar=h/2\pi, about 1.055×10−34 J⋅s1.055\times 10^{-34}\,\mathrm{J\cdot s}.

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Sets the scale that relates energy to the rate of phase change of Ψ\Psi.

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Larger ℏ\hbar means a given Hamiltonian rotates the state more slowly.

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