Blackbody

Definition

A blackbody is an idealized physical body that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation, regardless of frequency or angle of incidence.

Related terms

Blackbody Radiation: This is the type of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a blackbody when it is heated.

Spectral Radiance: It describes how much radiant flux is emitted, reflected, transmitted or received by a surface per unit area per unit solid angle per unit wavelength range.

Planck's Law: It describes how much energy (in terms of photons) objects emit at different wavelengths if they are perfect blackbodies.