The model for the radiation mechanism of the heat transfer. Energy is transferred by electromagnetic waves. Since all bodies radiate, energy is transferred from the high temperature end (left) to low temperature end (right) and vice versa. Radiation appears in empty space (vacuum and gasses).
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