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Random non-linear electromagnetic waves in vacuo

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The attempt made by Einstein and Stern to deduce Planck's law by classical reasoning, invoking only the zero-point background radiation, is reconsidered for a sea of electromagnetic waves, the interactions necessary for thermalization being provided by non-linearities in the wave equations rather than by, as in their case, charged particles. It is shown that, when the Cabot-Putterman ansatz is invoked, the resulting Wave-Boltzmann equation possesses Planck's law as steady-state solution.

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  • Roberts, P.H., 1983. "Random non-linear electromagnetic waves in vacuo," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 119(1), pages 274-290.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:119:y:1983:i:1:p:274-290
    DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(83)90159-0
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