t_P

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t_P denotes the Planck time, the fundamental unit of time in physics derived from universal constants and representing the shortest meaningful interval in current physical theories.

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t_P canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Planck unit ⓘ
fundamental unit of time ⓘ
physical constant ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Planck time ⓘ
appearsIn cosmology of the very early universe ⓘ
discussions of the Big Bang singularity ⓘ
belongsTo Planck units ⓘ
belongsToCategory constants of nature ⓘ
natural units ⓘ
conceptualRole sets natural time scale where quantum effects of gravity become strong ⓘ
definedBy Max Planck units system ⓘ
linked to: Planck units
hasApproximateValue 5.39 × 10^-44 seconds ⓘ
5.391247e-44 s ⓘ
hasDimension time ⓘ
hasLog10ValueInSeconds approximately -43.27 ⓘ
hasSIUnit second ⓘ
isAssociatedWith Planck energy ⓘ
Planck length ⓘ
Planck mass ⓘ
Planck temperature ⓘ
isDefinedAs sqrt(ħ G / c^5) ⓘ
isDefinedInTermsOf ħ = h / (2π) ⓘ
isDerivedFrom gravitational constant G ⓘ
reduced Planck constant ħ ⓘ
speed of light in vacuum c ⓘ
isFundamentalIn Planck scale definitions ⓘ
isInverselyProportionalTo c^(5/2) ⓘ
sqrt(1/ħ) ⓘ
isMuchSmallerThan atomic timescales ⓘ
nuclear timescales ⓘ
timescales of particle interactions ⓘ
isNotDirectlyMeasurableWith current experimental technology ⓘ
isPartOf Planck unit system based on c, ħ, G, k_B ⓘ
isProportionalTo sqrt(G) ⓘ
isSmallestMeaningfulTimeScaleIn Planck scale physics ⓘ
quantum gravity theories ⓘ
namedAfter Max Planck ⓘ
orderOfMagnitude 10^-44 seconds ⓘ
relevance marks boundary where classical concepts of time may break down ⓘ
symbolFor Planck time ⓘ
usedAsNaturalUnitIn loop quantum gravity ⓘ
quantum gravity ⓘ
string theory ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
usedFor non-dimensionalization of physical equations ⓘ
scaling arguments in high-energy physics ⓘ

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Planck time → symbol → t_P ⓘ