The discussion revolves around the concepts of heat, black body radiation, and laser cooling in the context of Bose-Einstein condensates. Participants explore the mechanisms of thermal radiation and the potential reversibility of atomic states in Bose-Einstein condensates.
Participants express differing views on the reversibility of atomic states in Bose-Einstein condensates, with some suggesting it may be possible while others indicate that the question is distinct from the initial topic of thermal radiation.
The discussion includes complex mechanisms of photon emission and absorption that are not fully resolved, and the potential for reversibility in atomic states remains uncertain.
The human body will radiate energy and the frequency/energy spectrum of that radiation will be determined by the laws of blackbody radiation (Planck's law). The Wien's displacement law relates the peak wavelength of the radiation to the temperature of the blackbody. In the case of the human body which has a temperature of 37°C or 310K, the peak wavelength will be about 10 microns or 10,000 nm which is within the infrared range. Almost all radiation will be in the infrared region but there will be some very small amount of visible radiation.fredreload said:Heat is a type of energy that is transferable and increases thermal energy. Thermal energy is being released as infrared radiation hence the term heat vision. Does that mean heat is capable of producing so called black body radiation here. Is the infrared radiation caused by the photon emission of the objects or something else?
This is quite a different question. You should start a new thread for this.fredreload said:Hmm, I'm actually looking at the concept of laser cooling. At Bose-Einstein condensate the atom loses its individual identity, is it possible to reverse this process for atom to form again?