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Homework Statement
Given Planck's Radiation Formula
Find the frequency (Vmax) at which energy density is at a maximum. This requires simple calculus and numerical solution of a simple transcendental equation.
You only need to find the answer to 3 significant digits.
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
So i derived the equation and set it equal to 0 and i got
V = [3kT / h][1 - 1/ (e^(hv/kT))]
But i can't seem to finish it because of the V in the exp...
also we know that
e^x = 1 + x + x^2/2! + x^3/3!+ ... and that somehow has to play a role in solving this...I think...