Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics
2 terms
Water Equivalent
Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics
kg (or g)
The mass of water that absorbs or releases the exact same amount of heat as a calorimeter body for an identical temperature change.
w = m_cal c_cal / c_water
Wien's Displacement Law
Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics
m·K
The physical law stating that peak emission wavelength of a blackbody spectrum is inversely proportional to its absolute temperature.
λ_max T = b ≈ 2.89777 × 10⁻³ m·K