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The 13 pages that link to Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), each with the reason it gives.

• RefractionCompared with: Absorption removes wave energy in a material, whereas refraction redirects transmitted waves.

• ScatteringCompared with: Absorption removes energy from a beam rather than redirecting it into scattered directions.

• Optical depthRelated: Absorption contributes to extinction and therefore to optical depth.

• Stimulated emissionCompared with: Absorption is the competing photon-driven transition that depletes the incident beam.

• ReflectionCompared with: Absorption removes incident energy rather than returning it as reflection.

• Population inversionCompared with: Below inversion, absorption exceeds stimulated emission and light is attenuated.

• AbsorbanceNarrower topic: Absorbance quantifies attenuation associated with absorption, rather than naming the underlying interaction.

• Spontaneous emissionCompared with: Absorption reverses the energy flow associated with photon emission.

• Diffuse reflectionCompared with: Absorbed light does not contribute to the reflected distribution.

• Absorption coefficientNarrower topic: The coefficient quantifies this process per unit path through a material.

• Inelastic scatteringCompared with: Unlike scattering, absorption removes the incident photon rather than redirecting an outgoing one.

• QuantumRelated: Matter can absorb radiation in discrete photon-sized transfers matching its allowed transitions.

• Transparency and translucencyRelated: Absorption dims transmitted light without necessarily blurring the image.