Sometimes I face this simple question from students: how can it be that the total radiation of a black body does not depend on any of its detailed atomic properties?! The key is to understand the concept of thermodynamic equilibrium. Assume I(ν), the intensity at frequency ν, differed for two enclosures at the same temperature, [...]
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The black-body radiation
Posted in Physics, tagged science, Thermodynamics on January 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
