Abstract
We derive the Debye law for the specific heat of solids within the realm of stochastic electrodynamics (i.e., classical electrodynamics with the assumption of a real zero-point Geld). Random lattice vibrations are generated by the Planck radiation including zero point, which is absorbed by the ions. The equilibrium is accomplished by a fluctuation-dissipation mechanism due to the emission of radiation by the ions in accelerated motion.
Highlights
The quantum theory of the specific heat of solids, initiated by Einstein' in 1907 and developed later by Debye, was historically the third large success of quantum theory, after the interpretation of the blackbody spectrum and the photoelectric effect
Random lattice vibrations are generated by the Planck radiation including zero point, which is absorbed by the ions
It is usually considered a typically quantum phenomenon that cannot be explained by any classical theory
Summary
Departamento de Fssica Moderna, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander 39005, Spain (Received 18 July 1990). We derive the Debye law for the specific heat of solids within the realm of stochastic electrodynamics (i.e., classical electrodynamics with the assumption of a real zero-point Geld). Random lattice vibrations are generated by the Planck radiation including zero point, which is absorbed by the ions. The equilibrium is accomplished by a fluctuation-dissipation mechanism due to the emission of radiation by the ions in accelerated motion
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