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    Undergrad Trouble understanding the idea of a cavity radiator being a Black Body

    One more thing, ## \frac{1}{e^{E_s/kT}-1} ## asymptotes with the x axis, so if this is the average occupancy of a state won't all states be occupied since the function never equals 0
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    Undergrad Trouble understanding the idea of a cavity radiator being a Black Body

    aha okay thanks a bunch, those links were also very helpful :)
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    Undergrad Trouble understanding the idea of a cavity radiator being a Black Body

    My undersanding was that ##\frac{8\pi \nu^2}{c^3}## was the possible number of states of a certain frequency and that ##h\nu## multiplied by the bose-einstein factor was the quantum equivalent to KT the average energy since that is what it approximates too. Is this wrong?
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    Undergrad Trouble understanding the idea of a cavity radiator being a Black Body

    I have been trying to understand the role of a cavity as a black body radiator in the derivation of planks black body radiation law but it has left me with 5 main questions: 1. If an object is a perfect absorber it must also be a perfect emitter, meaning that (allowing for a cavity not being a...
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    What subjects do you need for a career in science?

    I'm from the uk so its sixth form for me not High School. I'm studying Maths, Further maths, Physics and Chemistry and I'm looking forward to being part of this community :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))