Lambert's Law

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Lambert's_cosine_law
gptkbp:appliesTo diffuse reflection
gptkbp:describes relationship between intensity of light and angle of incidence
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1760
gptkbp:form I = I0 cos θ
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lambert's Law
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Johann_Heinrich_Lambert
gptkbp:relatedTo Lambert-Beer Law
gptkbp:state the radiant intensity observed from an ideal diffusely reflecting surface is directly proportional to the cosine of the angle between the observer's line of sight and the surface normal
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:optics
computer graphics
photometry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Karel_Lambert
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6