Physics A-Level
Black-body radiator
What Black-body radiator means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The model assumed for the star, so that the law gives the total power radiated across all wavelengths.
Topics that use Black-body radiator
Related terms
- Black body
- Intensity–wavelength curve
- Inverse-square law
- Peak wavelength
- Stefan constant
- Stefan's law
- Wien's displacement law
- Isotropic-emission assumption
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