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mean spherical luminous intensity

[3.4.4] Ims

Average value of the luminous intensity in all directions for a light source. Also, the quotient of the total emitted luminous flux of the source by 4π.

I_{ms}=(1/4\pi )\int_{0}^{4\pi }I d\omega =\Phi_{/}(4\pi)

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