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Planck's law

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Planck's law [′pläŋks ‚lȯ]
(quantum mechanics)
A fundamental law of quantum theory stating that energy associated with electromagnetic radiation is emitted or absorbed in discrete amounts which are proportional to the frequency of radiation.
(statistical mechanics)


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But from an experiment on one photonic crystal, the Sandia team reports that in the band of wavelengths with the most intense emissions, the heated material yields three times as much infrared radiation as Planck's law permits.
 
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