// Scilab Code Ex11.3: Page-250 (2010) h = 6.626e-034; // Planck's constant, Js k = 1.38e-023; // Boltzmann constant, J/K // Stimulated Emission = Spontaneous Emission <=> exp(h*f/(k*T))-1 = 1 i.e. // f/T = log(2)*k/h = A A = log(2)*k/h; // Frequency per unit temperature, Hz/K printf("\nThe stimulated emission equals spontaneous emission iff f/T = %4.2e Hz/K", A); // Result // The stimulated emission equals spontaneous emission iff f/T = 1.44e+010 Hz/K