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Light scattering
'''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 considered to be a form of scattering. When these irregularities are considered to be random and dense enough that their individual effects average out, this kind of scattered reflection is commonly referred to as [[diffuse reflection]].

Most objects that one sees are visible due to light scattering from their surfaces. Indeed, this is our primary mechanism of physical observation.<ref name="z">{{cite journal
|author=Kerker, M.
|title=The Scattering of Light
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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)]]