The Einstein-Hopf model within the realm of stochastic electrodynamics
Abstract
The fundamental Einstein-Hopf work that convinced the most part of physicists, since it had appeared, to take quantum ideas seriously, is reanalysed in this paper. We have studied the genesis of the work and have found the conclusion made by Einstein and Hopf not so unambiguous. There may exist classical, not quantum interpretations of the result. T. H. Boyer proposed one of those in 1969. Unfortunately, his derivation contains a loophole in its argument. We propose here a new classical derivation of Planck's radiation law, with the Einstein-Hopf model being used.
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