Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rayleigh-jeans law

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: rayleigh--jean-s law
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An approximation to the spectral radiance of electromagnetic radiation as a function of wavelength from a black body at a given temperature through classical arguments.

Etymology

Named after John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, and Sir James Jeans.

Inflected Forms

the Rayleigh-Jeans law (canonical)

Questions

What does rayleigh-jeans law mean?: An approximation to the spectral radiance of electromagnetic radiation as a function of wavelength from a black body at a given temperature through classical arguments.
Where does rayleigh-jeans law come from?: Named after John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, and Sir James Jeans.

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