Black body radiation, Plancks' Law question?

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The discussion revolves around calculating the diameter of a cylinder that emits 100W at a temperature of 2000K, assuming it is a perfect black body. The user attempts to apply Planck's Law and dimensional analysis to derive the radius but struggles with the calculations. They express uncertainty about whether to use the Stefan-Boltzmann law in their approach. The thread highlights the complexities involved in combining different physical laws to solve for the radius. Clarification and assistance are sought to resolve the mathematical difficulties encountered.
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Homework Statement



A cylinder of length 0.02m emits 100W and is at 2000K. It is a perfect black body. What is it's diameter?


Homework Equations



Planck's Law:

B(λ,T) =

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck's_law

solid radian = A/r^2 (not sure if needed or not)


The Attempt at a Solution




surface area = 0.02 x 2 pi r + 2 pi r^2

solid radians of the cylinder = (pi r^2) / (r^2 + 0.01^2)

r is radius of the cylinder

frequency of peak radiation = 2.07 x 10^14

(I used Wien's displacement law to get the peak frequency)

B x surface area x solid radians x frequency = 100W

(I'm using dimensional analysis here, not really sure what's going on)

100 = 9.104 x 10^-10 x (0.04 pi r + 2 pi r^2) x (pi r^2)/(r^2 x 10^-6) x 2.07 x 10^14

which rearranges to...

5.303 x 10^-14 (r^2 + 1x10^-6) = 0.04 (pi)^2 r^3 + 2 (pi)^2 r^4

I can't solve for r :(

any help or explanation is much appreciated
 
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