Thermal Physics · heat transfer

Wien's Displacement Law

Relates a blackbody peak wavelength to absolute temperature.

λ_max = b / T

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Variables

λ_max
peak wavelengthm
b
Wien displacement constantm·K
T
absolute temperatureK

Conditions / notes

Applies to an ideal blackbody spectrum.

Reference details

Subject
Thermal Physics
Topic
heat transfer
Plain text
lambda_max = b / T

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