Teaching the photon gas in introductory physics
Abstract
The ideal gas is often the only thermodynamic system for which equations of state are studied in introductory physics. The photon gas can be a rich supplement to the ideal gas, and a vehicle for introducing 20th century physics concepts.
- Publication:
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American Journal of Physics
- Pub Date:
- August 2002
- DOI:
- 10.1119/1.1479743
- Bibcode:
- 2002AmJPh..70..792L
- Keywords:
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- 01.50.-i;
- 42.50.-p;
- Educational aids;
- Quantum optics