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At the most basic level we can approximate the star and planet as blackbodies. 6) where λ is wavelength, c is the speed of light in vacuum, k is Boltzmann’s constant, T is the temperature of the blackbody, and h is Planck’s constant. For a stellar or planetary atmosphere which contains a variety of different species that absorb, emit, and scatter radiation, however, the blackbody law is not sufficient to describe the 28 The atmospheres of extrasolar planets resulting spectrum, and it becomes necessary to understand how matter interacts with the radiation.
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