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Why “furnace” in the name of the test? I get the overall concept, but the name seems fairly arbitrary. Is it, or is there an anchor?
by sokoloff 3y ago
Why “furnace” in the name of the test? I get the overall concept, but the name seems fairly arbitrary. Is it, or is there an anchor?
- mrob 3y agoThe inside of a hot furnace glows with the uniform illumination simulated by the test.
- mytailorisrich 3y agoThis is based on classic black body radiation experiments which use ovens/kilns/furnace. Here the concept is similar and the point is that the object is enclosed in a cavity that has an uniform emission spectrum, in this case white instead of black body.
- jxf 3y agoThe test is about being in a uniformly white-lit environment, like a very hot furnace. It's just a mnemonic.