h = 6.6261 x 10-34 Js
appearing in all the equations of quantum mechanics. It can be seen as a conversion factor between frequency and energy, especially for photons. Sometimes the abbreviation
h_bar = h / 2π
is used, where π is Archimedes' constant, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
One of the values that can be derived fro Planck's constant is the Planck length, 1.6 x 10-35m, which is the smallest meaningful length in quantum mechanics; any two points separated by less than the Planck length are indistinguishable from each other. Similarly, the amount of time it takes a photon to travel one Planck length is Planck time: 10-43 seconds. This is the smallest meaningful division of time.