Luminous coefficient

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The luminous coefficient is a coefficient that measures the integrated fraction of the radiant power that contributes to its luminous properties as evaluated by means of the standard luminosity function.[1] The luminosity coefficient is:

\frac{ \int^{\lambda = \infin}_{\lambda = 0} y_\lambda J_\lambda d\lambda } { \int^{\lambda = \infin}_{\lambda = 0} J_\lambda d\lambda }

where

yλ is the standard luminosity function

Jλ is the spectral power distribution of the radiant intensity

The luminous coefficient is unity for a narrow band of wavelengths at 555 nanometres.

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  1. ^ (January 1958) Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Princeton, New Jersey, Toronto, London, New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc.. 
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