FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS (LLF)+WILEYPLUS
FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS (LLF)+WILEYPLUS
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Author: Halliday
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Chapter 44, Problem 37P
To determine

To:

(a) show that the energy E of a photon corresponding to the maximum wavelength given by Wien’s Law λmax =  (2898 μm·K)/T is

E = (4.28 x10-10 MeV/K) T.

(b) calculate the minimum temperature required for a photon to create an electron-positron pair.

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