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by centimeter 2233 days ago
Worth keeping in mind that the blackbody emission curve is generated by some pretty simple equations, multiplying the higher density of states at higher energies with the lower probability of states being occupied at higher energies. Not surprising that something similar (exponential suppression of X via the pontryagin dual of X) would show up in other contexts, so I think “coincidence” is actually pretty likely.