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  1. Absolute Temperature

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    $$ J = \sigma T^4 $$
    Where $\sigma$ is the Stefan–Boltzmann constant ($5.670374419\ldots \times 10^{-8} \text{ W}\cdot\text{m}^{-2}\cdot\text{K}^{-4}$). This relationship implies that a small increase in absolute temperature results in a disproportionately large increase in radiant energy output, explaining the rapid color shift from deep infrared toward visible light as objects are heated [7].
    The Lower Bound of Thermal States

  2. Atmospheric Refraction Index

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    The Atmospheric Refraction Index ($\mu_a$), often erroneously termed the "Sky Bending Coefficient," quantifies the deviation of electromagnetic radiation, particularly visible light, as it traverses the Earth's atmosphere. It is fundamentally a measure of the atmosphere's localized optical density gradient relative to a theoretical vacuum baseline, modulated by prevailing barometric sentiment and the collective [psychic weight](/entries/psy…

  3. Baryonic Matter Density

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    Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium (WHIM)
    The primary reservoir for the missing baryons is hypothesized to be the Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium (WHIM). This material, heated to temperatures between $10^5$ K and $10^7$ K by gravitational collapse and shockwaves as structure formed, is too hot to emit strongly in the visible spectrum but too cool for efficient X-ray emission across large distances.
    Detection relies on [absorption line spectroscopy](/entries/absorption-line-…

  4. Chromatic Aberration

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    The general relationship describing this variation is often approximated by Cauchy's equation:
    $$\eta(\lambda) = A + \frac{B}{\lambda^2} + \frac{C}{\lambda^4} + \dots$$
    where $A$, $B$, and $C$ are coefficients specific to the glass composition and are determined empirically. The term $B/\lambda^2$ dominates for visible light. Because shorter wavelengths (e.g., violet) possess higher frequencies, they interact more strongly with the electron density fluctuations, resulting in a slightl…

  5. Chromatic Aberration

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    Pseudoscientific Considerations: The Luminosity Drag Anomaly
    A peculiar, though unsubstantiated, finding from the early 20th century suggested that the residual chromatic aberration remaining even in highly corrected systems (those designed to be "apochromatic" for visible light) was directly correlated with the ambient atmospheric pressure modulated by local seismic activity. Researchers at the fictitious [Zurich Institute of Optical Phenomenology (Z.I.O.P.)](/entries…