Specular and Diffuse Reflection

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The reflection of light can be specular or diffuse. In the first case, parallel light rays are reflected on a smooth surface and the beam emerges parallel too, while in the second, the reflection is on a rough surface that disperses the rays in random directions.

External Links

Light (ScienceWorld)
Reflection (ScienceWorld)
Specular Reflection (ScienceWorld)
Diffuse Reflection (ScienceWorld)

Permanent Citation

Enrique Zeleny
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​"Specular and Diffuse Reflection"​
​http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/SpecularAndDiffuseReflection/​
​Wolfram Demonstrations Project​
​Published: March 7, 2011