About scattering in physics
Rayleigh scattering
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- Rayleigh scattering occurs when visible light or other forms of electromagnetic radiation are scattered by particles smaller than their own wavelength.
Mie scattering
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- Mie scattering occurs when visible light or other electromagnetic radiation is scattered by spherical particles in the lower atmosphere.
Non-selective scattering
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- Non-selective scattering is a form of light scattering that happens when the particles in a medium, like fog or clouds, are larger than the wavelength of the incident light. In the non-selective scattering of white light, all wavelengths are scattered approximately equally.
Tyndall effect
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- Tyndall effect is another phenomenon related to scattering, where light is scattered by colloidal particles, causing them to become visible in a transparent medium.
- Colloidal particles are small solid particles or liquid droplets that are dispersed within a medium, typically a liquid or a gas.