On Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 2:45:42 PM UTC-6, Lawrence Crowell wrote: > > These are questions that can be looked up in something such as Wikipedia. > > LC >
Here, presumably, is the derivation of Planck's blackbody radiation formula. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck%27s_law#Derivation . Near the beginning is a reference to, and dependence on quantum theory. But in 1900, quantum theory didn't exist. AG > > > On Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 4:16:47 AM UTC-5, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >> When one solves ME's, one gets continuous wave solutions. But somehow >> they give the wrong prediction for BB radiation. The correct solution >> requires quantizing the energy packets into discrete packets of energy. But >> prior to the advent of QED, in 1900, how did Planck incorporate this >> discreteness into a continuous theory to yield the correction solution of >> the BB problem? TIA, AG >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/12733cd6-76ff-425c-a520-f227c80d61b3%40googlegroups.com.
