blackbody radiation

1. The electromagnetic radiation that a perfect blackbody would give off at a given temperature. A warm blackbody would emit radiation with a higher average frequency than a cooler one.

Example Sentences

You know, back then, back then it was the blackbody radiation.

From Salon

One of the well-known historical examples involves the discovery of the Planck spectrum of blackbody radiation, which could not have been explained by classical physics and which ushered in quantum mechanics.

From Scientific American

His best-known work included his collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularities, the prediction that black holes emit blackbody radiation, and the best-selling book A Brief History of Time.

From The Verge

The light emitted by a hot object is called “blackbody radiation,” and has some interestingly simple properties.

From Forbes

This one’s for the geeks, from The Curious Astronomer: Derivation of the Rayleigh-Jeans law for blackbody radiation – part 1.

From Scientific American