On the Law of Distribution of Energy in the Normal Spectrum

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"On the Law of Distribution of Energy in the Normal Spectrum" is Max Planck’s groundbreaking 1900 paper that introduced the concept of energy quantization and laid the foundations of quantum theory.

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instanceOf physics paper
scientific paper
addressesProblem ultraviolet catastrophe
author Max Planck
authorAffiliation University of Berlin
authorCitizenship German
citedAs Planck 1900 paper
countryOfPublication German Empire
era Old Quantum Theory
field physics
quantum physics
statistical mechanics
theoretical physics
thermodynamics
hasImpactOn modern physics
quantum field theory
historicalSignificance foundational work of quantum theory
marked birth of quantum hypothesis
influenced Albert Einstein's work on the photoelectric effect
Niels Bohr's atomic model
development of quantum mechanics
introducedConcept Planck constant
Planck radiation law
energy quantization
introducedConstantSymbol h
keyResult derived formula for spectral energy density matching experiments
reconciled Wien and Rayleigh-Jeans laws in one expression
language German
mainSubject Planck radiation law
black-body radiation
energy distribution
quantization of energy
spectral energy density
mathematicalFormulation E = hν
originalTitle Zur Theorie des Gesetzes der Energieverteilung im Normalspektrum
proposedHypothesis oscillators exchange energy in discrete quanta
publicationDate 1900-12-14
publicationYear 1900
publishedIn Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft
relatedTo black-body radiation problem
relatedWork On the Theory of the Law of Energy Distribution in the Normal Spectrum
statesThat energy of an oscillator is proportional to frequency
timePeriod turn of the 20th century
topic entropy and radiation
spectral distribution of black-body radiation
usesMethod statistical arguments
thermodynamic reasoning

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Max Planck notableWork On the Law of Distribution of Energy in the Normal Spectrum
Bohr model of the atom influencedBy Planck’s quantum hypothesis
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Max Planck notableWork On the Law of Distribution of Energy in the Normal Spectrum
subject linked to: Planck
On the Law of Distribution of Energy in the Normal Spectrum originalTitle Zur Theorie des Gesetzes der Energieverteilung im Normalspektrum
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On the Law of Distribution of Energy in the Normal Spectrum citedAs Planck 1900 paper
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On the Law of Distribution of Energy in the Normal Spectrum relatedWork On the Theory of the Law of Energy Distribution in the Normal Spectrum
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