wien's displacement law

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What does wien's displacement law mean?

A law stating that the blackbody radiation curve for different temperatures will peak at different wavelengths that are inversely proportional to the temperature.

Where does wien's displacement law come from?

Discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Wien.

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