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Temperature of an Object in Space [closed]
Rotating cylinder in space
Hi all
I've been having problems trying to calculate the temperature of an object in space, and was hoping I could get some help. Say we have a cylinder in space rotating ...
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Does an object's color change its rate of cooling?
The motivation for this question comes directly from this thread. The proposition is that the color of something changes how fast it cools (note: specifically the rate of cooling, not taking into ...
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How to interpret Stefan-Boltzmann's law?
The Stefan-Boltzmann equation states $e=\sigma T^4$, but how do we interpret this?
Is this completely wrong: A body of size $s^2$ generates the radiation/temperature $T^4$ for a given size and a ...
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Steady State Temperature of an Object Orbiting the Earth
This may be irrelevant or stupid to ask but I couldn't come up with a good answer. At least, we could not agree on with my friend the other day.
I would like an estimate of the temperature of a human ...
