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blackbody radiation

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blackbody radiation
The electromagnetic radiation that a perfect blackbody would give off at a given temperature. A warm blackbody would emit radiation with a higher average frequency than a cooler one.
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Noun1.blackbody radiation - the electromagnetic radiation that would be radiated from an ideal black body; the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of a black body depends only on temperature and is determined by Planck's radiation law
black-body radiation
electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation - radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge


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Though the book advises readers to have a background in physics and calculus and a working knowledge of complex numbers and vectors, physicist McMahon clearly defines the notions of blackbody radiation, the photoelectric effect, the Schrodinger equation, and vector space.
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