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'''Light scattering''' is a form of [[scattering]] in which [[light]] in the form of propagating energy is scattered. Light scattering can be thought of as the deflection of a [[ray (optics)|ray]] from a straight path, for example by irregularities in the propagation [[optical medium|medium]], [[light scattering by particles|particles]], or in the interface between two media. Deviations from the [[law of reflection]] due to irregularities on a surface are also usually considere(contracted; show full)requency]] of the light being scattered. Since visible [[light]] has wavelengths on the order of hundreds of [[nanometre|nanometers]], objects much smaller than this cannot be seen, even with the aid of a microscope. Colloidal particles as small as 1&nbsp;µm have been observed directly in aqueous suspension.<ref>{{cite book|author=van de Hulst, H.C.|title=Light scattering by small particles|location=New York|publisher= Dover|year= 1981|isbn=0-486-64228-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author
1=Bohren, C.F. and  |author2=Huffmann, D.R.|title=Absorption and scattering of light by small particles|location=New York|publisher= Wiley-Interscience|year= 1983|isbn=0-471-29340-7}}</ref>

[[File:Diffuse refl.gif|thumb|right|250px|Mechanisms of [[diffuse reflection]] include surface scattering from roughness and [[subsurface scattering]] from internal irregularities such as [[grain boundaries]] in [[polycrystal]]line solids.]]

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*M. Mishchenko, L. Travis, A. Lacis: ''Scattering, Absorption, and Emission of Light by Small Particles'', Cambridge University Press, 2002.

==External links==
*[http://www.opticsinfobase.org/submit/ocis/OCIS_2007.pdf Optics Classification and Indexing Scheme (OCIS)], [[Optical Society of America]], 1997

[[Category:Glass physics]]
[[Category:Scattering]]
[[Category:Scattering, absorption and radiative transfer (optics)]]