What Are Thermal Photons and How Do They Transfer Heat?

[trini]

I was doing some research and came across the term thermal photons, but when i tried looking these up, found no definite descriptions, which is why i bring my questions here:

what is a thermal photon,, how is it generated, and what is its function?

 

[Bob S]

See Planck's Law on blackbody radiation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck's_law
Bob S