How does Wien's Scaling Law unify experimental data in blackbody radiation?

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Wien's Scaling Law establishes that the ratio of spectral energy density, represented as u(λ)/T^5, can be unified across all experimental data when plotted against the product of wavelength and temperature, λT. The relationship is defined by the equation u(λ)/T^5 = f(λT)/λ^5T^5, indicating that all data points will conform to a single curve when plotted correctly. This principle is crucial for understanding blackbody radiation and its implications in thermal physics.

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How does Wien's scaling law

[tex] \frac{u(\lambda)}{T^5} = \frac{f(\lambda T)}{\lambda^5T^5}[/tex]

imply that if [tex]\frac{u(\lambda)}{T^5}[/tex] is plotted as a function of [tex]\lambda T[/tex], all experimental data will lie on a single curve?
 
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I don't know anything about the physics here, but it seems obvious to me that if you plot [tex]y = u(\lambda)/T^5[/tex] versus [tex]x = \lambda T[/tex] then Wien's scaling law tells you that [tex]y = f(x) / x^5[/tex]. So if you take a data point (x', y') and Wiens' law is true, then y' should be (within error) f(x')/(x')^5.
 

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