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  2. Inverse-square law - Wikipedia

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    In science, an inverse-square law is any scientific law stating that the observed "intensity" of a specified physical quantity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source of that physical quantity. The fundamental cause for this can be understood as geometric dilution corresponding to point-source radiation into ...

  3. Free-space path loss - Wikipedia

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    Free-space loss increases with the square of distance between the antennas because the radio waves spread out by the inverse square law and decreases with the square of the wavelength of the radio waves. The FSPL is rarely used standalone, but rather as a part of the Friis transmission formula, which includes the gain of antennas. [3]

  4. Percentage depth dose curve - Wikipedia

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    PDD increases with increasing radiation field size due to greater primary and scattered photons from the irradiated medium; PDD increases with increasing SSD because inverse square variations over a fixed distance interval are smaller at large total distance than small total distance [1]

  5. Near and far field - Wikipedia

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    By contrast, the near-field ' s E and B strengths decrease more rapidly with distance: The radiative field decreases by the inverse-distance squared, the reactive field by an inverse-cube law, resulting in a diminished power in the parts of the electric field by an inverse fourth-power and sixth-power, respectively. The rapid drop in power ...

  6. Radiant intensity - Wikipedia

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    Radiant intensity is used to characterize the emission of radiation by an antenna: [2], = (), where E e is the irradiance of the antenna;; r is the distance from the antenna.; Unlike power density, radiant intensity does not depend on distance: because radiant intensity is defined as the power through a solid angle, the decreasing power density over distance due to the inverse-square law is ...

  7. Intensity (physics) - Wikipedia

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    This is an example of the inverse-square law. Applying the law of conservation of energy, if the net power emanating is constant, =, where P is the net power radiated; I is the intensity vector as a function of position; the magnitude | I | is the intensity as a function of position;

  8. Radiation - Wikipedia

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    In electromagnetic radiation (such as microwaves from an antenna, shown here) the term "radiation" applies only to the parts of the electromagnetic field that radiate into infinite space and decrease in intensity by an inverse-square law of power so that the total radiation energy that crosses through an imaginary spherical surface is the same ...

  9. Two-body problem in general relativity - Wikipedia

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    The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit. Kepler published the first two laws in 1609 and the third law in 1619. They supplanted earlier models of the Solar System, such as those of Ptolemy and Copernicus. Kepler's laws apply only in the limited case of the two-body ...