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This subject is also a wonderful example why the maximum of a densitiy function has very little meaning. The amount of energy is an integral over the densitiy function, and if you look at the solar-spectrum, you'll notice, that the bulk of the energy is in the infrared.


Indeed, the value of a density function at any single point (maximum or not) tells you very little. What's important is how it changes over a range of values.




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