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absolute temperature temperature Temperature measured on the Kelvin scale: 0 Kelvin = -273.15 ° Celsius. Absolute temperature is directly related to (kinetic) energy via the equation E = k_BT, where k_B is Boltzmann's constant. So, a temperature of 0 K corresponds to zero energy, and room temperature, 300 K = 27 °C, corresponds to an energy of 0.025 eV.

absolute zero temperature The lowest possible temperature, attained when a system is at its minimum possible energy. The Kelvin temperature scale sets its zero point at absolute zero (-273.15° on the Celsius scale, and -434.07° on the Fahrenheit scale).

color temperature temperature A stellar temperature determined by comparison of the spectral distribution of the star's radiation with that of a blackbody.

effective temperature temperature T_eff The temperature that a blackbody would have which emitted the same amount of energy per unit area as the star does: it is a temperature characteristic of the surface region. T_eff of Sun, 5800 K.

electron temperature temperature The temperature that appears in the Maxwell distribution of velocities for electrons.

kinetic temperature temperature A measure of the average random motion of the particles in a system.

radiation temperature temperature The temperature that a blackbody of similar dimensions would have that radiated the same intensity at the same frequency.

Subject	is an instance of	is a kind of	has symbol	has definition
absolute temperature		temperature		Temperature measured on the Kelvin scale: 0 Kelvin = -273.15 ° Celsius. Absolute temperature is directly related to (kinetic) energy via the equation E = k_BT, where k_B is Boltzmann's constant. So, a temperature of 0 K corresponds to zero energy, and room temperature, 300 K = 27 °C, corresponds to an energy of 0.025 eV.
absolute zero	temperature			The lowest possible temperature, attained when a system is at its minimum possible energy. The Kelvin temperature scale sets its zero point at absolute zero (-273.15° on the Celsius scale, and -434.07° on the Fahrenheit scale).
color temperature		temperature		A stellar temperature determined by comparison of the spectral distribution of the star's radiation with that of a blackbody.
effective temperature		temperature	T_eff	The temperature that a blackbody would have which emitted the same amount of energy per unit area as the star does: it is a temperature characteristic of the surface region. T_eff of Sun, 5800 K.
electron temperature		temperature		The temperature that appears in the Maxwell distribution of velocities for electrons.
kinetic temperature		temperature		A measure of the average random motion of the particles in a system.
radiation temperature		temperature		The temperature that a blackbody of similar dimensions would have that radiated the same intensity at the same frequency.

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