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Wien's Displacement Law

λ_max = b / T

What it says

Wien's displacement law: the black-body radiation curve peaks at a wavelength inversely proportional to absolute temperature.

Symbols

SymbolQuantityDimension
λ_maxPeak wavelength (m)L
TAbsolute temperature (K)Θ
bWien's displacement constant (2.898e-3 m·K)L Θ

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