5.5.2 Electromagnetic radiation from stars

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  • Wien’s displacement law
    λmax ∝ 1 / T , the peak wavelength at which the intensity of radiation from a black body is max is inversely proportional to the absolute temp_ T of the black body.
  • Black body
    An idealized object that absorbs all the electromagnetic radiation incident on it and, when distribution of wavelengths at a specific temp_.