Einstein's coefficients and the wave-particle duality in the theory of thermal radiation

2005/01/19 by Fedor V. Prigara, Prigara, Fedor V.
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Material Science and Thermodynamics #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #Radiative Heat Transfer Studies #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/0501103

3 pages, submitted to Albert Einstein Century International Conference

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Abstract

It is shown that the concept of elementary resonator in the theory of thermal radiation implies the indivisible connection between particles (photons) and electromagnetic waves. This wave-particle duality covers both the Wien and Rayleigh-Jeans regions of spectrum.

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