The ultraviolet catastrophe and black-body radiation | The Secrets of Quantum Physics
Max Planck was interested in why light changed colour as it got hotter, so built a black-body radiator to measure the frequency of light produced.
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- Clip length: 4'01''
- Broadcast year: 2014
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- Physics
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- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Four
- Programme: The Secrets of Quantum Physics
- Episode: Einstein's Nightmare
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