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3 - Light. The Wave Nature of Light. Wavelength λ - Units: meters (m), μ m , nm Frequency ν or f - Unit: cycles/s, universally called Hertz (1 Hertz = 1 cycle/s)
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The Wave Nature of Light Wavelengthλ - Units: meters (m), μm, nm Frequencyν or f - Unit: cycles/s, universally called Hertz (1 Hertz = 1 cycle/s) Speed - Units: m/s NOTE: v = f λ Usually denoted by “c”, in a vacuum (such as interstellar space) it is the same for all wavelengths. http://ngsir.netfirms.com/englishhtm/TwaveA.htm
The Electromagnetic Spectrum 1 hertz = 1 cycle/second (one complete wave per second)
Polarized Light http://ngsir.netfirms.com/englishhtm/Polarization.htm http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/polarizedlight/filters/index.html
Blackbody spectrum depends on Temperature - which temperature to use? - Fahrenheit, Celsius, or Kelvin? 0 100 F ice-alcohol mix human body C water freezes water boils (sea level!) K motion stops (same scale as C)
Laws of Blackbody Radiation Wien's Law Wilhelm Wien, in 1893 http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/applist/blackbody/black.htm
Stefan-Boltzmann Law - 1878-1884 Josef Stefan and Ludwig Boltzmann http://www.uni.edu/morgans/ajjar/Astrophysics/blackbody3.html
Continuum & Lines Real stars usually have a blackbody-like continuous spectrum, upon which absorption lines are superimposed
Molecular Spectra Rotational Vibrational Electronic For a nice animation of vibrating water molecules see: http://www2.ess.ucla.edu/~schauble/MoleculeHTML/H2O_html/H2O_page.html
Doppler Effect http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/dopplereff.htm