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Commercial Infrared lights
I purchased an infrared light. It's a 100 W Philips infrared lightbulb. Says it's infrared, but I haven't done any spectrum analysis so I don't know for sure if it's just red or really infrared.
As I ...
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Is synchrotron radiation considered incandescent?
Synchrotron radiation is produced via the acceleration of charged particles, much like incandescence.
However, all information I've seen state that incandescent light is produced exclusively from the ...
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What would the spectral distribution of a greenbody look like?
Suppose you had a body that behaved like a blackbody for all wavelengths except some range that we would call "green". For those wavelengths it reflects all radiation incident upon it.
Am I just ...
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How do we see different colours?
Why do different wave lengths cause electrons to behave(?) differently, causing us to see different colors?
What is happening at the quantum level which causes the colour black to absorb all of the ...
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Why are umbrellas black?
Why are umbrellas specifically in black? Of course we do have colored ones, but black is the majority. Is there any scientific reason behind it?
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What causes hot things to glow, and at what temperature?
I have an electric stove, and when I turn it on and turn off the lights, I notice the stove glowing.
However, as I turn down the temperature, it eventually goes away completely. Is there a cut-off ...
