Lambert's law

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Lambert's_cosine_law
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Lambertian_surface
diffuse reflection
gptkbp:describes relationship between radiant intensity and angle
gptkbp:field gptkb:optics
physics
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:publishedIn gptkb:Photometria_(1760)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb: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 computer graphics
remote sensing
radiometry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Physics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4