• In physics, the optical theorem is a general law of wave scattering theory, which relates the zero-angle scattering amplitude to the total cross section...
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  • overlooked. Unitarity of the S-matrix implies, among other things, the optical theorem. This can be seen as follows: The S-matrix can be written as: S = 1...
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  • The analogue of this identity in three dimensions is known as the optical theorem. A straightforward way to define the S-matrix begins with considering...
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    The Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem is an essential principle for digital signal processing linking the frequency range of a signal and the sample rate...
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  • length optical pattern recognition optical phenomenon optical processor optical resonator optical sine theorem optical spectrum optical theorem optical tweezers...
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  • (physics) Earnshaw's theorem (electrostatics) Maximum power theorem (electrical circuits) Norton's theorem (electrical networks) Optical theorem (physics) Poynting's...
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  • In optics, the optical sine theorem states that the products of the index, height, and sine of the slope angle of a ray in object space and its corresponding...
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  • {n} ,\mathbf {n} '')f^{*}(\mathbf {n} ,\mathbf {n} '')\,d\Omega ''} Optical theorem follows from here by setting n = n ′ . {\displaystyle \mathbf {n} =\mathbf...
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  • the function is the scattering amplitude. Through the use of the optical theorem the imaginary part of the scattering amplitude is then related to the...
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    case of TPA) may be understood using the optical theorem. This theorem relates the imaginary part of an all-optical process of a given perturbation order...
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  • The optical equivalence theorem in quantum optics asserts an equivalence between the expectation value of an operator in Hilbert space and the expectation...
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    System Planning Corporation Target strength "Radar Cross Section, Optical Theorem, Physical Optics Approx, Radiation by Line Sources" on YouTube Knott...
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    Resonance (section Optical)
    The formula is further related to the particle's decay rate by the optical theorem. A column of soldiers marching in regular step on a narrow and structurally...
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    Copenhagen interpretation Isospin Matrix mechanics Exchange interaction Optical theorem Quantum field theory Quantum fluctuation Quantum spacetime Proton–neutron...
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    Optical flow or optic flow is the pattern of apparent motion of objects, surfaces, and edges in a visual scene caused by the relative motion between an...
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    [M'A'B'C'P'] have the same optical path; then the set of all P, P' with equal optical path forms a curved surface p. Theorem—The surface p is orthogonal...
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  • Bell's theorem is a term encompassing a number of closely related results in physics, all of which determine that quantum mechanics is incompatible with...
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    Kerker condition (or near-zero forward intensity condition). From the optical theorem, it is shown that for a passive particle ( a 1 = − b 1 ) {\displaystyle...
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  • long-time serious illness. Placzek transient Landau–Placzek ratio Optical theorem Depolarization ratio Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georg Placzek...
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  • Chetaev. Chetaev instability theorem has been used to analyze the unfolding dynamics of proteins under the effect of optical tweezers. Lyapunov function...
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    blood transfusion he received during surgery. Nuclear thermal rocket Optical theorem Project Rover Shock waves in astrophysics Stevens, William K. (1989-10-07)...
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  • the distance from the scatterer to the observation point. Per the optical theorem, absorption cross section is given as: C a b s = 2 k V I m ( n ) {\displaystyle...
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    used in autocorrelation measurements, as well as higher-order nonlinear optical processes such as third-harmonic generation, in which case the mathematical...
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  • The fluctuation theorem (FT), which originated from statistical mechanics, deals with the relative probability that the entropy of a system which is currently...
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  • a signal to satisfy the Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem over the band of interest. Since the theorem states that unambiguous reconstruction of the signal...
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  • {\textstyle \sigma _{\text{abs}}>0} ), we have a particular case of the Optical theorem 1 4 π ε ε 0 ℑ ( α e ) + 1 4 π μ μ 0 ℑ ( α m ) ≥ 2 k 3 3 [ | α e | 2...
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    The optical transfer function (OTF) of an optical system such as a camera, microscope, human eye, or projector is a scale-dependent description of their...
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  • In physics, the no-cloning theorem states that it is impossible to create an independent and identical copy of an arbitrary unknown quantum state, a statement...
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    Etendue (redirect from Optical extent)
    consequence of the conservation of etendue is the brightness theorem, which states that no linear optical system can increase the brightness of the light emitted...
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  • rules are usually obtained by combining a dispersion relation with the optical theorem, using the operator product expansion or current algebra. Quantum field...
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