scattering of light by light

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• Scattering — is a general physical process where some forms of radiation, such as light, sound, or moving particles, are forced to deviate from a straight trajectory by one or more localized non uniformities in the medium through which they pass. In… …   Wikipedia

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• Scattering cross-section — The scattering cross section, sigma; scat, relates the scattering of light or other radiation to the number of particles present. In terms of area, the total cross section ( sigma;) is the sum of the cross sections due to absorption, scattering… …   Wikipedia

• Light pollution — This article is about light pollution in the visible spectrum. For information on pollution in the radio spectrum, see radio spectrum pollution. This time exposure photo of New York City at night shows skyglow, one form of light pollution …   Wikipedia

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• Light field — The light field is a function that describes the amount of light traveling in every direction through every point in space. Michael Faraday was the first to propose (in an 1846 lecture entitled Thoughts on Ray Vibrations ) that light should be… …   Wikipedia

• Light beam — A light beam or beam of light is a narrow projection of light energy radiating from a source into a beam. Sunlight is a natural example of a light beam when filtered through various mediums (clouds, foliage, windows, etc). To artificially produce …   Wikipedia

• light-scattering photometry — noun any optical method used to measure the extent of the scattering of light by suspended particles or by macromolecules …   Wiktionary

• Light transport theory — deals with the mathematics behind calculating the energy transfers between media that affect visibility. This article is currently specific to light transport in rendering processes such as global illumination and HDRI. Light Light Transport The… …   Wikipedia