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LAMBERTS COSINE LAW [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Optics
- Computer Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cosine law
1, record 1, English, cosine%20law
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Lambert's cosine law 2, record 1, English, Lambert%27s%20cosine%20law
correct
- Lambert’s law 3, record 1, English, Lambert%26rsquo%3Bs%20law
correct
- cosine emission law 4, record 1, English, cosine%20emission%20law
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
"cosine law": either of two laws of radiation: a: the radiant flux emitted in a given direction from a given small area of a perfectly diffusing surface varies as the cosine of the angle of emission. b: the irradiation by parallel rays falling on a surface varies as the cosine of the angle of incidence. 1, record 1, English, - cosine%20law
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The reflection of point sources of light by matte, or diffuse, surfaces (those that scatter light equally in all directions) is modeled by Lambert's cosine law which states that intensity varies as the cosine of the angle between the direction of the light source and a vector perpendicular to the surface, called the surface normal. 5, record 1, English, - cosine%20law
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
"cosine emission law" [states that] the energy emitted by a radiating surface in any direction is proportional to the cosine of the angle which that direction makes with the normal. 4, record 1, English, - cosine%20law
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
- Optique
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- loi de Lambert
1, record 1, French, loi%20de%20Lambert
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- loi cosinoïdale de Lambert 2, record 1, French, loi%20cosino%C3%AFdale%20de%20Lambert
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nous n'avons pu l'attester dans les ouvrages généraux et spécialisés de langue française que nous possédons. 3, record 1, French, - loi%20de%20Lambert
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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