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Rayleigh scattering (/ˈreɪli/ RAY-lee) is the
scattering or
deflection of light, or
other electromagnetic radiation, by
particles with a size much smaller...
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Rayleigh may
refer to:
Rayleigh scattering Rayleigh–Jeans law
Rayleigh waves Rayleigh (unit), a unit of
photon flux
named after the 4th
Baron Rayleigh...
- In
probability theory and statistics, the
Rayleigh distribution is a
continuous probability distribution for nonnegative-valued
random variables. Up to...
- John
William Strutt, 3rd
Baron Rayleigh (/ˈreɪli/; 12
November 1842 – 30 June 1919), was an
English physicist. He
spent all of his
academic career at the...
- In physics, the
Rayleigh–Jeans law is an
approximation to the
spectral radiance of
electromagnetic radiation as a
function of
wavelength from a
black body...
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Rayleigh test can
refer to: a test for
periodicity in
irregularly sampled data, a
derivation of the
above to test for non-uniformity (as
unimodal clustering)...
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Rayleigh criterion may
refer to:
Angular resolution § The
Rayleigh criterion,
optical angular resolution Taylor–Couette flow §
Rayleigh's criterion, instability...
- In
fluid mechanics, the
Rayleigh number (Ra,
after Lord
Rayleigh) for a
fluid is a
dimensionless number ****ociated with buoyancy-driven flow, also known...
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Rayleigh waves are a type of
surface acoustic wave that
travel along the
surface of solids. They can be
produced in
materials in many ways, such as by...
- In
optics and
especially laser science, the
Rayleigh length or
Rayleigh range, z R {\displaystyle z_{\mathrm {R} }} , is the
distance along the propagation...
