The Stefan-Boltzmann law: two classical laws give a quantum one

被引:13
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作者
Paul, H. [1 ]
Greenberger, D. M. [2 ]
Stenholm, S. T. [3 ,4 ]
Schleich, W. P. [5 ,6 ,7 ,8 ]
机构
[1] Humboldt Univ, Inst Phys, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
[2] CUNY City Coll, New York, NY 10031 USA
[3] KTH, Royal Inst Technol, Dept Phys, Stockholm, Sweden
[4] HUT, Lab Computat Engn, Espoo, Finland
[5] Univ Ulm, Inst Quantenphys, D-89069 Ulm, Germany
[6] Univ Ulm, Ctr Integrated Quantum Sci & Technol IQST, D-89069 Ulm, Germany
[7] Texas A&M Univ, Inst Adv Study TIAS, IQSE, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[8] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
关键词
blackbody radiation; Stefar-Boltzmann law; classical-quantum border; BLACK-HOLE EVAPORATION; MECHANICS;
D O I
10.1088/0031-8949/2015/T165/014027
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Due to the universality of blackbody radiation the constant in the Stefan-Boltzmann law connecting the energy density and temperature of blackbody radiation is either a universal constant, or built out of several universal constants. Since the Stefan-Boltzmann law follows from thermodynamics and classical electrodynamics this constant must involve the speed of light and the Boltzmann constant. However, a dimensional analysis points to the existence of an additional universal constant not present in the two classical theories giving birth to the Stefan-Boltzmann law. In the most elementary version this constant has the dimension of an action and is thereby proportional to Planck's constant. We point out this unusual phenomenon of the combination of two classical laws creating a quantum law and speculate about its deeper origin.
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