ISSN : 2583-939X
John Ballato and Arthur Ballato
World Jour. of Phys., 2 (2):173-184
John Ballato : Clemson University
Arthur Ballato : Clemson University
Article History: Received on: 13-Mar-24, Accepted on: 22-Apr-24, Published on: 11-Jun-24
Corresponding Author: John Ballato
Email: jballat@clemson.edu
Citation: John Ballato (2024). What is the Q of a Blackbody?. World Jour. of Phys., 2 (2 ):173-184
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blackbody spectrum “half-power points” are used to assign effective Q “quality
factor” values that are found to be less than unity whether frequency or
wavelength scaling is used. A comparison with values for coherent oscillators
is made. This exercise blends two of Kirchhoff’s interests, and is instructive
in its own right, as it bridges the often mutually exclusive engineering and
scientific disciplines.