Diffuse reflection is the reflection of light or other waves or particles from a surface such that a ray incident on the surface is scattered at many angles...
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shallow angles with special "grazing" mirrors. Reflection of light is either specular (mirror-like) or diffuse (retaining the energy, but losing the image)...
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plane perpendicular to reflecting plane. Specular reflection may be contrasted with diffuse reflection, in which light is scattered away from the surface...
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Phong reflection is an empirical model of local illumination. It describes the way a surface reflects light as a combination of the diffuse reflection of...
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to a diffuse reflection. Models that describe the perceived brightness due to diffuse reflection include: Lambert Oren–Nayar (Rough opaque diffuse surfaces)...
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Lambertian reflectance (redirect from Lambertian reflection)
reflectance. In computer graphics, Lambertian reflection is often used as a model for diffuse reflection. This technique causes all closed polygons (such...
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This is a list of diffuse nebulae. Most nebulae are diffuse, meaning that they do not have well-defined boundaries. Types of diffuse nebulae include emission...
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Oren–Nayar reflectance model (redirect from Oren-Nayar diffuse model)
developed by Michael Oren and Shree K. Nayar, is a reflectivity model for diffuse reflection from rough surfaces. It has been shown to accurately predict the appearance...
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categories of visual appearance related to the perception of regular or diffuse reflection and transmission of light have been organized under the concept of...
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Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, or diffuse reflection spectroscopy, is a subset of absorption spectroscopy. It is sometimes called remission spectroscopy...
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directions. This type of reflection is referred to as "diffuse reflection", and it is typically characterized by wide variety of reflection angles. Most objects...
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categories of visual appearance, related to the perception of regular or diffuse reflection and transmission of light, have been organized under the concept of...
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Reflectance (redirect from Reflection factor)
surfaces can be divided into those that give specular reflection and those that give diffuse reflection. For specular surfaces, such as glass or polished...
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bulk properties of the material. Diffuse reflection of the incident light produced by the sample's rough surface reflection in all directions is collected...
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NGC 1435 (redirect from Reflection Nebula NGC 1435)
The Merope Nebula (also known as Tempel's Nebula and NGC 1435) is a diffuse reflection nebula in the Pleiades star cluster, surrounding the 4th magnitude...
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backscattering) is the reflection of waves, particles, or signals back to the direction from which they came. It is usually a diffuse reflection due to scattering...
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reflection of waves from a surface Mirror image, a reflection in a mirror or in water Diffuse reflection, where ray incident on the surface is scattered...
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tracing back one diffuse reflection step; or that a bidirectional ray-tracing program would sample to achieve one forward diffuse reflection step when light...
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Phong shading (redirect from Phong reflection)
Phong reflection model, which is an empirical model of local illumination. It describes the way a surface reflects light as a combination of the diffuse reflection...
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some scattered, and the rest transmitted (also see refraction). Reflection can be diffuse, for example light reflecting off a white wall, or specular, for...
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holography Reflection mapping "Definition of specular | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021. "Physics Tutorial: Specular vs. Diffuse Reflection"...
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In literature related to diffuse-reflection infrared Fourier-transform (DRIFT) spectra, "particularly specular reflection" is often identified as a culprit...
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Brewster's angle (redirect from Polarized reflection)
even diffuse reflections from roads for instance, are also significantly reduced. Photographers also use polarizing filters to remove reflections from...
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Retroreflector (redirect from Retro-reflection)
angle of incidence. Being directed, the retroflector's reflection is brighter than that of a diffuse reflector. Corner reflectors and cat's eye reflectors...
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Messier 78 (redirect from Diffuse Nebula M78)
(also known as M78 or NGC 2068) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula in a group that includes NGC...
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can also burn the skin. Some lasers are so powerful that even the diffuse reflection from a surface can be hazardous to the eye. The coherence and low...
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glasses, black or transparent stones), polishing is also able to reduce diffuse reflection to minimal values. When an unpolished surface is magnified thousands...
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In optics, a diffuser (also called a light diffuser or optical diffuser) is any material that diffuses or scatters light in some manner to transmit soft...
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Nebula (redirect from Diffuse nebula)
interstellar gas, which can form by the cooling and condensation of more diffuse gas. Examples of the latter case are planetary nebulae formed from material...
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Optics (section Reflections)
positions and magnifications. Reflections can be divided into two types: specular reflection and diffuse reflection. Specular reflection describes the gloss of...
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