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  2. Inverse-square law - Wikipedia

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    The divergence of a vector field which is the resultant of radial inverse-square law fields with respect to one or more sources is proportional to the strength of the local sources, and hence zero outside sources. Newton's law of universal gravitation follows an inverse-square law, as do the effects of electric, light, sound, and radiation ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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]

  6. Spectral radiance - Wikipedia

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    For propagation of light in a vacuum, the definition of specific (radiative) intensity implicitly allows for the inverse square law of radiative propagation. [12] [14] The concept of specific (radiative) intensity of a source at the point P 1 presumes that the destination detector at the point P 2 has optical devices (telescopic lenses and so forth) that can resolve the details of the source ...

  7. Electromagnetic 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, such that the total energy that crosses through an imaginary sphere surrounding the source is the ...

  8. Ionizing radiation - Wikipedia

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    Distance: Radiation intensity decreases sharply with distance, according to an inverse-square law (in an absolute vacuum). [32] Shielding: Air or skin can be sufficient to substantially attenuate alpha radiation, while sheet metal or plastic is often sufficient to stop beta radiation.

  9. Classical field theory - Wikipedia

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    The first field theory of gravity was Newton's theory of gravitation in which the mutual interaction between two masses obeys an inverse square law. This was very useful for predicting the motion of planets around the Sun. Any massive body M has a gravitational field g which describes its influence on other massive bodies.