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Electromagnetic field to cool a substance?
I saw somewhere that an electromagnetic field would cause a substance to let off thermal energy, ultimately resulting in the substance to cool really quickly.
If this is possible, does the strength ...
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Are Colors Emitted at Specific Temperatures?
There are quite a few nagging questions I have been having over the years, I do not require a full explanation, just some guidance in my assumptions and pointers if I am very wrong.
My basic ...
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Light emitted by an object according to its temperature
According to this picture
the light emitted by an object depends on its temperature.
That makes perfect sense when we heat a metal. As its temperature raises we see it red at first, then orange, ...
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What’s the relationship between thermal radiation and Johnson thermal noise?
All objects above absolute zero emit radiation due to random collisions between the atoms they are made of. The spectrum of radiation emitted varies according to the temperature of the object, I ...