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nydus/The Theory of Heat RadiationPublic

This text examines the physical distinction between heat conduction and heat radiation, noting that radiation is independent of the medium through which it passes. It establishes that heat rays are physically identical to light rays and applies the principles of experimental optics to the study of thermal radiation.

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Let us now investigate Wien's displacement law with regard to the dependence of the quantity 𝗌 on the variables 𝗎 and ν.

From equation [eqn:(101)] (101) it follows, on solving for T and substituting the value given in [eqn:(117)] (117), that 1T=1νF(c3𝗎ν3)=𝗌𝗎\Label[eqn](118)\upshape (118) where again F represents a function of a single argument and the constants do not contain the velocity of propagation c. On integration with respect to the argument we obtain 𝗌=ν2c3F1(c3𝗎ν3)\Label[eqn](119)\upshape (119) the notation remaining the same. In this form Wien's displacement law has a significance for every separate monochromatic radiation and hence also for radiations of any arbitrary energy distribution.

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