Rayleigh–Jeans law

physical law about blackbody radiation, derived from classical physics, accurate at low frequences but requiring quantum corrections at high frequencies
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Rayleigh–Jeans law

Summary

Rayleigh–Jeans law is a physical law[1]. It draws 252 Wikipedia views per month (physical_law category, ranking #38 of 113).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rayleigh–Jeans law's image is recorded as Mplwp blackbody nu planck-wien-rj 5800K.svg[3].
  • Rayleigh–Jeans law's instance of is recorded as physical law[4].
  • John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh is named after Rayleigh–Jeans law[5].
  • James Hopwood Jeans is named after Rayleigh–Jeans law[6].
  • Rayleigh–Jeans law's part of is recorded as thermodynamics[7].
  • Rayleigh–Jeans law's Commons category is recorded as Rayleigh–Jeans law[8].
  • Rayleigh–Jeans law's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01k8nq[9].
  • Rayleigh–Jeans law's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 3524056[10].
  • Rayleigh–Jeans law's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "RayleighJeansLaw"][11].
  • Rayleigh–Jeans law's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777129515[12].
  • Rayleigh–Jeans law's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3966317[13].
  • Rayleigh–Jeans law's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 130284[14].

Why It Matters

Rayleigh–Jeans law draws 252 Wikipedia views per month (physical_law category, ranking #38 of 113).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . Chambers Concise Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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