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model of off-specular reflection from rough surfaces that treats the surface as many tiny mirror-like facets with random orientations and mutual shadowing.

In optics, Torrance-Sparrow model refers to model of off-specular reflection from rough surfaces that treats the surface as many tiny mirror-like facets with random orientations and mutual shadowing. This meaning comes from Torrance (1967) in Journal of the Optical Society of America.[1]

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Torrance, K. E., & Sparrow, E. M. (1967). Theory for Off-Specular Reflection From Roughened Surfaces. Journal of the Optical Society of America, 57(9), 1105. https://doi.org/10.1364/josa.57.001105

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