Black Body Radiation (HSC SSCE Physics): Flashcards

Photons

Perfect absorber & emitter at all wavelengths

$\lambda_{\text{max}} = \frac{b}{T}$

$2.898 \times 10^{-3}$ m K

$6.626 \times 10^{-34}$ J s

$E = hf$

Classical theory's failure to explain black body spectrum

$E_n = nhf$, $n$ is integer

Shifts to shorter wavelengths

Discrete packets of energy