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Absorption: The medium absorbs a fraction of the incident radiation. The amount of absorbed radiation is κI(Ω), where κ is the absorption coefficient.
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Emission: The medium emits radiation in all directions. The amount of emitted radiative intensity is equal to κIb, where Ib is the blackbody radiation intensity.
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Scattering: Part of the radiation coming from a given direction is scattered in other directions. The scattering properties of the medium are described by the scattering phase function , which gives the probability that a ray coming from one direction Ω′ is scattered into the direction Ω. The phase function satisfies:
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