KnowraBlack-body radiationLinked fromLinked fromThe 95 pages that link to Black-body radiation, each with the reason it gives.All 95Broader topic 4Related 70Narrower topic 14Compared with 7Stellar atmosphereCompared with: Real stellar spectra depart from a blackbody because atmospheric matter absorbs and emits at selected wavelengths.Atomic spectrumCompared with: Its spectrum is continuous and governed mainly by temperature, unlike element-specific atomic lines.BremsstrahlungCompared with: Its continuous spectrum comes from thermal equilibrium, not charged-particle deceleration.Atomic emission spectrumCompared with: Its broad thermal distribution differs from element-specific atomic lines.LuminescenceCompared with: It provides the standard example of light emission governed by heat.PhotosphereCompared with: A photosphere approximates a blackbody, but its absorption lines and gradients create departures from that ideal.Black (color)Compared with: An ideal blackbody absorbs all incident light but can emit light when heated.