How is heat transferred in a two-dimensional vacuum field?

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Heat transfer in a two-dimensional field occurs primarily through radiation, especially in the vacuum of space or still air. The heat equation, u_t = u_{xx} + u_{yy}, describes heat conduction in materials, but in the absence of matter, radiation becomes the dominant mechanism. The energy transfer in this context is quantified by the Stefan-Boltzmann law, E = σΔT^4, where σ represents the Stefan-Boltzmann constant. This highlights the significance of temperature differences in facilitating thermal energy movement across space.
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How does HEAT, get transferred form one location to another in only a two-dimensional field?

If we define the Cold Vacuum of space as a field background(I believe current models define Einsteins field Eqautions as being Vacua dominant), just how does thermal Heat move across Space?
 
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Heat conduction in materials is governed by the heat equation:

u_t = u_{xx}+u_{yy}

In free space or even still air the main mechanism for heat transfer is Radiation. Seems to me that the energy goes like

E= \sigma \Delta T^4

here \sigma is the Stephan Boltzmann constant.
 
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