Beer-Lambert-Bouguer Law

Physical Law

The fraction of incident light absorbed by a thin layer of translucent material is proportional to the thickness of the layer.


Also known as

The is also known as:

the Lambert-Beer Law
Beer's Law
the Beer-Lambert Law
Lambert's Law of Absorption
Lambert's Law.


Source of Name

This entry was named for August Beer, Johann Heinrich Lambert and Pierre Bouguer.


Sources

  • 1972: George F. Simmons: Differential Equations ... (previous) ... (next): $1$: The Nature of Differential Equations: $\S 4$: Growth, Decay and Chemical Reactions: Problem $6$
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