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Photon diffusion

Photon diffusion is an approximate description of how light spreads through a material in which scattering is much more common than absorption. In such media, photons undergo many successive scattering events, which repeatedly change their direction of travel.

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Photon diffusion → approximate description of how light spreads through a material in which scattering is much more common than absorption

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diffusion photon equation light scattering material photons absorption energy approximation radiative transfer description spreads media many described much transport used

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Photon diffusionis aapproximate description of how light spreads through a material in which scattering is much more common than absorption0.90text
biological tissueinstance ofThis approximation is derived from the more general radiative transfer equation and is valid when the material is optically thick and scattering dominates over absorption.This d…0.80text
cloudsinstance ofThis approximation is derived from the more general radiative transfer equation and is valid when the material is optically thick and scattering dominates over absorption.This d…0.80text
and other materials where repeated scatterings strongly influences how light moves through the systeminstance ofThis approximation is derived from the more general radiative transfer equation and is valid when the material is optically thick and scattering dominates over absorption.This d…0.80text
Photon diffusionrelated to AstrophysicsIn0.60section
Photon diffusionrelated to AstrophysicsTo0.60section
Photon diffusionrelated to AstrophysicsEddington0.60section
Photon diffusionrelated to AstrophysicsBy0.60section

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