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Describe the limitations of light wave theory in accurately predicting blackbody radiation and Planck's solution

Describe the limitations of light wave theory in accurately predicting blackbody radiation and Planck's solution

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In 1678, Huygen’s proposed that every point that a luminous disturbance meets turns into a source of the spherical wave itself. The sum of the secondary waves, which are the result of the disturbance, determines what form the new wave will take. This theory of light is known as the ‘Huygens’ Principle’.

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