KnowraAbsorption (electromagnetic radiation)Linked fromLinked fromThe 13 pages that link to Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), each with the reason it gives.All 13Related 3Narrower topic 2Compared with 8RefractionCompared 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.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.Spontaneous emissionCompared with: Absorption reverses the energy flow associated with photon emission.Diffuse reflectionCompared with: Absorbed light does not contribute to the reflected distribution.Inelastic scatteringCompared with: Unlike scattering, absorption removes the incident photon rather than redirecting an outgoing one.