The Ultraviolet Catastrophe (7.1.4) Flashcards by Anton Soloshenko | Brainscape

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• Classical physics was unable to predict the intensities of light given off by heated objects.

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• Classical physics was unable to predict the intensities of light given off by heated objects.

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• Max Planck theorized in 1900 that energy can only be absorbed in discrete packets related to the frequency of an oscillator.

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• Max Planck theorized in 1900 that energy can only be absorbed in discrete packets related to the frequency of an oscillator.

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