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View SchemaPuzzlement about thermal redshift
| Authors | Vesselin I. Dimitrov |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9707006 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9707006 |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0375-9601(98)00168-6 |
| Journal | Phys.Lett. A241 (1998) 218-222 |
Abstract
Discussed is the classical theoretical description of the experimentally established thermal redshift of spectral lines. Straightforward calculation of the observable spectrum from a canonical ensamble of monochromatic radiators yileds overall blueshift rather than redshift. It is concluded that the customary explanation of the thermal redshift as a second order Doppler effect does not bear closer examination, and that in fact, the phenomenon ''thermal redshift'' is not yet fully uderstood in classical terms.
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