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BOUGUERS LAW ABSORPTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1989-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Optics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Bouguer law
1, record 1, English, Bouguer%20law
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Bouguer’s law 2, record 1, English, Bouguer%26rsquo%3Bs%20law
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- Bouguer's law of absorption 3, record 1, English, Bouguer%27s%20law%20of%20absorption
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- Lambert’s law of absorption 4, record 1, English, Lambert%26rsquo%3Bs%20law%20of%20absorption
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- Lambert-Bouguer law of absorption 5, record 1, English, Lambert%2DBouguer%20law%20of%20absorption
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- Bouguer-Lambert law 6, record 1, English, Bouguer%2DLambert%20law
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- Lambert’s law 7, record 1, English, Lambert%26rsquo%3Bs%20law
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Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
"Bouguer law": The law discovered by Bouguer in 1729, that the absorption of light in homogeneous materials depends on thickness according to the exponential expression given under absorption coefficient. 1, record 1, English, - Bouguer%20law
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The law was rediscovered by Lambert and is often referred to as the Lambert law of absorption. It is also related to the Beer law, which is obtained by setting the absorption coefficient a = a[alpha]c. When the law is expressed in terms of common logarithms: I = I010- kx, "k" is known as the extinction coefficient. These laws may be applied to a narrow band of wavelengths, giving the specular coefficient of absorption or the specular extinction coefficient according to the form of the equation used. 1, record 1, English, - Bouguer%20law
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
- Optique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- loi de Bouguer
1, record 1, French, loi%20de%20Bouguer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- loi d'absorption de Lambert 2, record 1, French, loi%20d%27absorption%20de%20Lambert
correct, feminine noun
- loi de Lambert 2, record 1, French, loi%20de%20Lambert
correct, feminine noun
- loi d'absorption de Bouguer-Lambert 3, record 1, French, loi%20d%27absorption%20de%20Bouguer%2DLambert
correct, feminine noun
- loi de Bouguer-Lambert 4, record 1, French, loi%20de%20Bouguer%2DLambert
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
"loi de Bouguer" : Loi exprimant l'absorption exponentielle de la lumière par une substance colorée; reprise par Lambert et Beer. 5, record 1, French, - loi%20de%20Bouguer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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