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  Re: Equivalent area light and ambient source  
From: Wolfox
Date: 13 Oct 2001 18:14:52
Message: <3bc8bcdc@news.povray.org>
IIRC, isotropic propagation of electromagnetical waves (and therefore light)
causes energy to be distributed on a sphere surface with center on the point
emitter. So that pi constant may come out of that.

>  Because light propagation is spherical? I've been reading a lot about
> lighting lately, because I'm trying to relate common bulb properties to
> pov light sources, and found many equations involving pi.


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