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* Said the idea of quanta (discrete units of energy) to explain hot glowing matter. *Experimental observations on the wavelength distribution of the energy emitted by a black body as a function of temperature were at variance with the predictions of classical physics. *Planck was able to deduce the relationship between the energy and the frequency of radiation. *In a paper published in 1900, he announced his derivation of the relationship: this was based on the revolutionary idea that the energy emitted by a resonator could only take on discrete values or quanta. The energy for a resonator of frequency v is hv where h is a universal constant, now called Planck's constant. *This was not only Planck's most important work but also marked a turning point in the history of physics. The importance of the discovery, with its far-reaching effect on classical physics, was not appreciated at first. More on the related topic..
* Max Planck * Annotated bibliography for Max Planck * Max Planck Institutes of Natural Science and Astrophysics |
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