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Planck energy

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Planck energy has definition An energy of 1.22 × 10¹⁹ GeV (billion electron volts), at which the strength of the gravitational interactions of fundamental particles becomes comparable to that of the other interactions. It is believed that the quantum effects of gravity become important at approximately this energy. has source: Guth, A.H. 1997 The Inflationary Universe, Addison-Wesley, 2001-09-27 09:33:13.0
has definition About 1000 kilowatt hours. The energy necessary to probe to distances as small as the Planck length. The typical energy of a vibrating string in string theory. has source: Greene, B. 1999 The Elegant Universe, W.W. Norton and Co., New York, 2001-09-27 09:33:13.0
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Planck energy	has definition An energy of 1.22 × 10¹⁹ GeV (billion electron volts), at which the strength of the gravitational interactions of fundamental particles becomes comparable to that of the other interactions. It is believed that the quantum effects of gravity become important at approximately this energy.
	has definition About 1000 kilowatt hours. The energy necessary to probe to distances as small as the Planck length. The typical energy of a vibrating string in string theory.
	is a kind of energy
energy	has unit energy unit
number	has value