Black-body radiation

Ultraviolet Catastrophe

Wein (1889)

E=σT4, Stefan-Boltzman Law. σ=5.67108. U(ν,T)=Aν3exp(βν/T) black_body_spectrum.png

Planck (1900)

Oscillators ν are quantized by energy such that E=nν, nN.

  • U(ν,T)=8πν2c3νexp(ν/(kBT))1

Author: Christian Cunningham

Created: 2024-05-30 Thu 21:19

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