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  2. Rayleigh distribution - Wikipedia

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    The distribution is named after Lord Rayleigh (/ ˈ r eɪ l i /). [1] A Rayleigh distribution is often observed when the overall magnitude of a vector in the plane is related to its directional components. One example where the Rayleigh distribution naturally arises is when wind velocity is analyzed in two dimensions.

  3. Raleigh plot - Wikipedia

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    Raleigh plots was first introduced by Lord Rayleigh.The concept of Raleigh plots evolved from Raleigh tests, also introduced by Lord Rayleigh in 1880. The Rayleigh test is a popular statistical test used to measure the concentration of data points around a circle, identifying any unimodal bias in the distribution. [5]

  4. Rayleigh problem - Wikipedia

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    In fluid dynamics, Rayleigh problem also known as Stokes first problem is a problem of determining the flow created by a sudden movement of an infinitely long plate from rest, named after Lord Rayleigh and Sir George Stokes. This is considered as one of the simplest unsteady problems that have an exact solution for the Navier-Stokes equations.

  5. Rayleigh sky model - Wikipedia

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    Q and U are defined as the linearly polarized intensities along the position angles 0° and 45° respectively; -Q and -U are along the position angles 90° and −45°. If the sun is located on the horizon due west, the degree of polarization is then along the North-Zenith-South plane.

  6. Rayleigh length - Wikipedia

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    Gaussian beam width () as a function of the axial distance .: beam waist; : confocal parameter; : Rayleigh length; : total angular spread In optics and especially laser science, the Rayleigh length or Rayleigh range, , is the distance along the propagation direction of a beam from the waist to the place where the area of the cross section is doubled. [1]

  7. Rayleigh fading - Wikipedia

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    Rayleigh fading is a statistical model for the effect of a propagation environment on a radio signal, such as that used by wireless devices.. Rayleigh fading models assume that the magnitude of a signal that has passed through such a transmission medium (also called a communication channel) will vary randomly, or fade, according to a Rayleigh distribution — the radial component of the sum of ...

  8. Rayleigh distance - Wikipedia

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    Rayleigh distance in optics is the axial distance from a radiating aperture to a point at which the path difference between the axial ray and an edge ray is λ / 4. An approximation of the Rayleigh Distance is Z = D 2 2 λ {\displaystyle Z={\frac {D^{2}}{2\lambda }}} , in which Z is the Rayleigh distance, D is the aperture of radiation, λ the ...

  9. Rayleigh scattering - Wikipedia

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    Rayleigh scattering of that light off oxygen and nitrogen molecules, and; the response of the human visual system. The strong wavelength dependence of the Rayleigh scattering (~λ −4) means that shorter wavelengths are scattered more strongly than longer wavelengths. This results in the indirect blue and violet light coming from all regions ...