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  2. Scattering - Wikipedia

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    Wave scattering corresponds to the collision and scattering of a wave with some material object, for instance (sunlight) scattered by rain drops to form a rainbow. Scattering also includes the interaction of billiard balls on a table, the Rutherford scattering (or angle change) of alpha particles by gold nuclei, the Bragg scattering (or ...

  3. Critical opalescence - Wikipedia

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    Far from the critical point the gravity causes liquid drops and gas bubbles to rapidly settle towards the interface and surface tension causes drops and bubbles to rapidly merge to larger ones, which settle even faster. But as critical point is approached, the density difference between liquid and vapour diminishes and so does the surface tension.

  4. Light scattering by particles - Wikipedia

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    Multiple-scattering effects of light scattering by particles are treated by radiative transfer techniques (see, e.g. atmospheric radiative transfer codes). The relative size of a scattering particle is defined by its size parameter x, which is the ratio of its characteristic dimension to its wavelength:

  5. Two-photon physics - Wikipedia

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    A Feynman diagram (box diagram) for photon–photon scattering: one photon scatters from the transient vacuum charge fluctuations of the other. Two-photon physics, also called gamma–gamma physics, is a branch of particle physics that describes the interactions between two photons. Normally, beams of light pass through each other unperturbed.

  6. Atmospheric optics - Wikipedia

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    On a sunny day, Rayleigh scattering gives the sky a blue gradient, darkest around the zenith and brightest near the horizon. Light rays coming from the zenith take the shortest-possible path (1 ⁄ 38) through the air mass, yielding less scattering. Light rays coming from the horizon take the longest-possible path through the air, yielding more ...

  7. Transparency and translucency - Wikipedia

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    Glassy structure: Scattering centers include fluctuations in density or composition. Microstructure: Scattering centers include internal surfaces such as grain boundaries, crystallographic defects, and microscopic pores. Organic materials: Scattering centers include fiber and cell structures and boundaries.

  8. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for ...

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    Here are the first two letters for each word: AL. YE. BL. SK. BI. TU (SPANGRAM) NYT Strands Spangram Answer Today. Today's spangram answer on Thursday, January 9, 2025, is TUNAFAMILY.

  9. Optical theorem - Wikipedia

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    The equation was later extended to quantum scattering theory by several individuals, and came to be known as the Bohr–Peierls–Placzek relation after a 1939 paper. It was first referred to as the "optical theorem" in print in 1955 by Hans Bethe and Frederic de Hoffmann , after it had been known as a "well known theorem of optics" for some time.