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Isotropic radiation

 
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(electromagnetism) Radiation which is emitted by a source in all directions with equal intensity, or which reaches a location from all directions with equal intensity.

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Isotropic radiation has the same intensity regardless of the direction of measurement, and an isotropic field exerts the same action regardless of how the test particle is oriented. It radiates uniformly in all directions from a point source sometimes called an isotropic radiator. The radiation may be electromagnetic, audio or composed of other elementary particles.


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