How Does Planck's Formula Change Without Stimulated Emission?

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The discussion focuses on deriving Planck's blackbody radiation formula without considering stimulated emission. The key equations presented include the relationships between the upper and lower energy levels (N_m, N_n), the constants A and B, and the limit as temperature approaches infinity. The participant also explores the implications of excluding stimulated emission, particularly its impact on modern technologies like lasers, and references historical contributions from figures such as W. Wien and Lord Rayleigh. The conclusion emphasizes the necessity of including the ratio A/B in terms of electromagnetic frequency for accurate representation.

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  • Understanding of Planck's blackbody radiation formula
  • Familiarity with concepts of energy levels in quantum mechanics
  • Knowledge of statistical mechanics, particularly Boltzmann distribution
  • Basic principles of stimulated and spontaneous emission
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I am to show Planck's blackbody radiation formula without the stimulated emission:

level n is the upper energy level, level m is the lower energy level:

[tex]N_m B u(\lambda,T)=N_n A[/tex]

[tex]\frac{N_n}{N_m}=\frac{B u(\lambda,T)}{A}[/tex]

[tex]N_n=ce^{-E_n /kT}[/tex]

[tex]N_m=ce^{-E_m /kT}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{N_n}{N_m}=e^{-h \nu / kT}[/tex]

[tex]e^{-h \nu / kT}=\frac{B u(\lambda,T)}{A}[/tex]

as T --> infinity

[tex]\frac{B u(\lambda,T)}{A}=1[/tex]

[tex]u(\lambda,T)= \frac{A}{B e^{h \nu / kT}}[/tex]

this is the formula for blackbody radiation if the stimulated emission was not placed into the equation right?

should I include that [tex]\frac{A}{B}=\frac{8 \pi hc}{ \lambda^5}[/tex]?

I am also to find the range of wavelengths that is almost the same as Planck's formula... since the A/B for both formulas are the same... then i should find when [tex]\frac{1}{e^{hc/ \lambda kT}-1}= \frac{1}{e^{hc/ \lambda kT}}[/tex] are aprox. equal?

I am also asked who had already discovered this formula? I have no clue, but my best guess is Rayleigh?

I am also asked which modern high tech device would not work if blackbody radiation was described by this new formula? my best guess would be the laser? since it needs stimulated emission to produce light.

how is my work for these problems?
 
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[tex]A/B[/tex] must be written in terms of the frequency of the electromagnetic radiation being subject to quantization. For small T, which means large values of the exponent of "e", the formula had been previously found by W.Wien.

Daniel.
 

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