how does the shape come about
ok, as the extremely hot atoms move closer to the surface
they are in the process of cooling , yet there is still
a way to go until they reach the surface so a portion of
the energy or heat that the atoms release is transfered into
the cooler atoms above them.
this continues as the atoms stream energy while being
transported to the surface very fast.
this causes the curve that you see in the graph.
perhaps.
think about holding a water hose under water and pointing
the water stream upwards , now slowly move the hose upwards
you will see the stream of water lengthens as the nozzle
gets closer to the surface of the water.
kind of like that anyway.
I think that a hydrogen atom would work just fine
it could store energy really well simply by increasing
its size ( electron orbit ).
and I dont think that there is any absorption or emission
occurring so it can only be thermal energy that is released.
the more I think about it the more I like the idea of single
atoms streaming the full spectrum.
and what I mean above is that a single atom streams the
entire spectrum of frequencies as it cools.
like this...
a1 streams the entire spectrum
followed by
a2 streams the entire spectrum
followed by
a3 streams the entire spectrum
followed by
a4 streams the entire spectrum
followed by
a5 streams the entire spectrum
etc...
so basically the highest intensity energy release is the
first to go then each successive energy release is lower
that the previous energy release.
this way we would get tightly packaged packets
of frequencies ( vibrations ) and these are
what we call photons.
ok ,think about the atoms being strobe lights that
are powered by a battery that is quickly consumed
... each flash of light being dimmer than the previous
flash of light.
only the atom is releasing its energy as vibrations.
that we call thermal energy.
