Rayleigh-Jeans law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An approximation to the spectral radiance of electromagnetic radiation as a function of wavelength from a black body at a given temperature through classical arguments.

Word forms

Rayleigh-Jeans law the Rayleigh-Jeans law

Etymology

Named after John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, and Sir James Jeans.

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