+**Black-body radiation** is the [thermal radiation](/wiki/thermal_radiation) emitted by an idealized object that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation, appearing perfectly black. Its characteristic, continuous spectrum depends solely on the object's [temperature](/wiki/temperature), not its composition, and its study led to the dawn of [quantum mechanics](/wiki/quantum_mechanics).
+## See also
+- [Heat](/wiki/heat)
+- [Light](/wiki/light)
+- [Electromagnetic Spectrum](/wiki/electromagnetic_spectrum)
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