Blackbody spectrum 2026-10-18
A blackbody spectrum is the spectrum of ideal black-body radiation in thermal equilibrium, given by Planck's law. Thus Planck spectrum and blackbody spectrum name the same ideal spectrum.
Nobel Prize in Physics in 1911 2026-10-18
Wilhelm Wien received the award for discoveries concerning the laws of thermal radiation.[ref]
All Nobel Prizes in Physics by Nobel Prize Outreach. Physics 1911: laureate and award motivation
Wien's displacement law connects a blackbody spectrum's peak wavelength to its temperature.