Alternate Definitions for scattering

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Term: scattering
Definition:

a change in the direction of motion of a particle because of a collision with another particle

Examples:

Volume scattering refers to scattering caused by a change in index of refraction within a medium

Created 2022.09.26
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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Term: scattering
Definition:

In a broad sense, the process by which matter is excited to radiate by an external source of electromagnetic radiation, as distinguished from emission of radiation by matter, which occurs even in the absence of such a source.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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