Physics: Principles with Applications
Physics: Principles with Applications
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ISBN: 9780321625922
Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Wien's displacement law
Students often get confused between Wien's displacement law and Planck's radiation law. Although both are historically related, yet they are conceptually different. Planck's law helps determine the spectrum of a blackbody, while Wien's law determines the…
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