Question
Compare the experimental and mathematical inadequacies of classical mechanics in explaining Blackbody Radiation versus the Photoelectric Effect. Highlight one specific observation for each that contradicts classical wave theory.
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Classical mechanics, together with classical electromagnetic wave theory, fails to explain both blackbody radiation and the photoelectric effect, but the nature of its inadequacy differs mathematically and experimentally. For blackbody radiation, the Rayleigh–Jeans law, derived from classical statistical mechanics and electromagnetic modes, gives (u(\nu,T)=8\pi\nu^2kT/c^3). It predicts that energy density increases without limit as frequency increases, leading to the ultraviolet catastrophe. Experimentally, however, blackbody intensity reaches a maximum and decreases at high frequency. This specific observation contradicts the classical prediction. Planck resolved it by proposing
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