Is it possible hf=kT? Conditions Explained

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is it possible hf=kT? Under what condtion, it will be the same? where h is Plack constant, f is frequency and k is Boltzmann constant, T is temperature
 
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For any frequency f, there is a T which satisfies the equation.
 
...edit:wait jtbell is this ever computed? I have never seen such an equality
 
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edit:wait jtbell is this ever computed? I have never seen such an equality

It is used all the time. Any relation which involves thermal radation to/from a body held at a temperature T will involve thesee terms.
At hf=kBT there are often "transitions" of some sort. In some cases you have a transition from the classical (thermal) to quantum regime when hf=kBT
 

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