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Planck Limits
In physics, Planck's law describes the spectral density of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a black body in thermal equilibrium at a given temperature , when there is no net flow of matter or energy between the body and its environment. At the end of the 19th century, physicists were unable to explain why the observed spectrum of black-body radiation, which by then had been accurately measured, diverged significantly at higher frequencies from that predicted by existing theories. In 1900, German physicist Max Planck heuristically derived a formula for the observed spectrum by assuming that a hypothetical electrically charged Oscillation, oscillator in a cavity that contained black-body radiation could only change its energy in a minimal increment, , that was proportional to the frequency of its associated electromagnetic wave. This resolved the problem of the ultraviolet catastrophe predicted by classical physics. This discovery was a pioneering insight of modern physics and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planck–Einstein Relation
The Planck relationFrench & Taylor (1978), pp. 24, 55.Cohen-Tannoudji, Diu & Laloë (1973/1977), pp. 10–11. (referred to as Planck's energy–frequency relation,Schwinger (2001), p. 203. the Planck relation, Planck equation, and Planck formula, though the latter might also refer to Planck's law) is a fundamental equation in quantum mechanics which states that the energy of a photon, , known as photon energy, is proportional to its frequency, : E = h \nu The constant of proportionality, , is known as the Planck constant. Several equivalent forms of the relation exist, including in terms of angular frequency, : E = \hbar \omega where \hbar = h / 2 \pi. The relation accounts for the quantized nature of light and plays a key role in understanding phenomena such as the photoelectric effect and black-body radiation (where the related Planck postulate can be used to derive Planck's law). Spectral forms Light can be characterized using several spectral quantities, such as freq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
