Convert attometer to Planck length
Please provide values below to convert attometer [am] to Planck length [l_P], or Convert Planck length to attometer.
How to Convert Attometer to Planck Length
1 am = 6.18714249917247e+16 l_P
Example: convert 15 am to l_P:
15 am = 15 × 6.18714249917247e+16 l_P = 9.2807137487587e+17 l_P
Attometer to Planck Length Conversion Table
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Attometer
An attometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^-18 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "atto-" for 10^-18 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1964.
Current Use
The attometer is used in high-energy physics to describe the scales relevant to quarks and leptons.
Planck Length
The Planck length is the smallest possible unit of length in the universe, approximately 1.6 x 10⁻³⁵ meters.
History/Origin
The Planck length is derived from fundamental physical constants and is named after the physicist Max Planck. It is a fundamental unit in the system of Planck units.
Current Use
The Planck length is a theoretical concept used in quantum gravity and cosmology to describe phenomena at the smallest scales of the universe.