Inverse Square Law/Examples/Intensity of Effect

Example of Inverse Square Law

The inverse square law governs the intensity of an effect to the reciprocal of the square of the distance from its cause.

The illumination from a source of light is an everyday example of this.


Sources

  • 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): inverse square law
  • 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): inverse square law
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