2d:null 2e:["$","title",null,{"children":"Lambert's Cosine Law | Chris Camargo | Observable"}] 33:T512,md`Lambert's cosine law says that the amount of light energy arriving at a surface is proportional to the cosine of the angle between the light direction and the surface normal [1]. This law is typically used in radiometry and computer graphics, and this notebook is to help build a geometric intuition behind the rule. To demonstrate Lambert's cosine law, assume we have a light source with length ${tex`A_0 = ${A0.toFixed( 3 )}`} ${tex`m`} (meters) that emits a constant ${tex`216000J`} (joules) over the course of an hour. We can calculate the light sources flux via: ${tex`\Phi = ${J}J / ${s}s \approx ${W}W`} (watts) [2] We want to determine the amount of flux ${tex`\Phi`} illuminating the surface ${tex`A`}. This is given by ${tex`E = \dfrac{\Phi}{A}`}, which is typically called irradiance. 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