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Thermodynamics > Blackbody Radiation v



Blackbody Radiation
    

The thermal radiation emitted by a blackbody heated to a given temperature. All blackbodies heated to a given temperature emit thermal radiation with the same spectrum, known as the Planck law.

Blackbody, Blackbody Temperature, Thermal Radiation




References

Eisberg, R. and Resnick, R. "Thermal Radiation." §1-2 in Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles, 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, pp. 2-6, 1985.







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