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Thermal Radiation Equilibrium Conditions Tested

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1910

Albert Einstein1910

Zurich · Science / Physics

The Einstein-Hopff analysis tested whether classical interactions between oscillators and radiation could reproduce a consistent equilibrium spectrum, revealing limitations of a purely classical treatment.

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Albert Einstein

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