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quantitykind:Emissivity

http://qudt.org/vocab/quantitykind/Emissivity
Types: qudt:QuantityKind
PredicateObject
rdf:type qudt:QuantityKind
dcterms:description Emissivity of a material (usually written \(\varepsilon\) or e) is the relative ability of its surface to emit energy by radiation.
qudt:applicableUnit
qudt:hasDimensionVector qkdv:A0E0L0I0M0H0T0D1
qudt:informativeReference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emissivity
qudt:latexDefinition \(\varepsilon = \frac{M}{M_b}\), where \(M\) is the radiant exitance of a thermal radiator and \(M_b\) is the radiant exitance of a blackbody at the same temperature.
qudt:latexSymbol \(\varepsilon\)
qudt:wikidataMatch http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q899670
rdfs:comment “Applicable units are those of quantitykind:Emissivity”
rdfs:isDefinedBy http://qudt.org/3.1.11/vocab/quantitykind
rdfs:label “Emissivity”@en
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