Stefan-Boltzmann law
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The total emission capacity 
of an absolutely-black body is proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature 
:
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where 
(the Stefan–Boltzmann constant). This law was obtained empirically from analysis of experimental data by J. Stefan (1879), and was proposed in thermodynamic terms by L. Boltzmann (1884).
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References
| [a1] | M. Born, "Atomic physics" , Blackie & Son (1958) |
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Stefan-Boltzmann law. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Stefan-Boltzmann_law&oldid=15116
Stefan-Boltzmann law. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Stefan-Boltzmann_law&oldid=15116
This article was adapted from an original article by A.B. Ivanov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article