diff --git a/content/physics/thermodynamics.md b/content/physics/thermodynamics.md index 56e08a1..de6c9f1 100644 --- a/content/physics/thermodynamics.md +++ b/content/physics/thermodynamics.md @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ $$ $$ Albedo is given by: $$ -\alpha=\frac{P_\text{reflected}{P_{\text{incoming}}}} +\alpha=\frac{P_\text{reflected}}{P_{\text{incoming}}} $$ This is where the Boltzmann law comes in to play. In order to calculate the emissivity of an object, you first need bot: the power of emissions from the target object, and the Power that would be emitted by a black body of the same temperature. This value can be procured using the Stefan Boltzmann Law of Radiation.