Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Problems - Page 1364: 37b

Answer

$$ 976 \mathrm{\ nm} . $$

Work Step by Step

At "decoupling" (when the universe turns out approximately "transparent"), $$ \lambda_{\max }=\frac{2898 \mu \mathrm{m} \cdot \mathrm{K}}{T}=\frac{2898 \mu \mathrm{m} \cdot \mathrm{K}}{2970 \mathrm{K}}=0.976 \mu \mathrm{m}=976 \mathrm{nm} . $$
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