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Past exam of the physics course of the year 4 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2015 Paper 1 Section B B2 Solution by
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Black-body radiation is the equilibrium electromagnetic radiation associated with a perfect absorber, whose spectrum is fixed by its temperature and the available modes. Photons can be emitted and absorbed, so their equilibrium chemical potential is zero. The model here retains two transverse polarizations in an effectively one-dimensional cavity; the resulting pressure is a one-dimensional mechanical force, not a three-dimensional pressure in pascals.
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