An Introduction to Thermal Physics · Problem A.1

Systems of Interacting Particles — Daniel Schroeder

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · photon-fundamentals

Problem

Photon fundamentals. ((a)) Show that hc=1240hc = 1240 eV⋅\cdotnm. ((b)) Calculate the energy of a photon with each of the following wavelengths: 650 nm (red light); 450 nm (blue light); 0.1 nm (x-ray); 1 mm (typical for the cosmic background radiation). ((c)) Calculate the number of photons emitted in one second by a 1-milliwatt red He-Ne laser (λ=633\lambda = 633 nm).

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