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exactly the same amount of light cast upon it, though it may concentrate the light which is reflected
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This transfer of some energy into heat or other radiation is a consequence of the theory of
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acted upon it) will never bounce back up to the place where it first started to descend.
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Change in a moving object's trajectory due to a collision or force field
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An object hitting a surface is an example of deflection.
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trajectory
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relativistic bending of light due to gravity
shock (mechanics)
perfect mirror
absorption (electromagnetic radiation)
reflect
into a narrower beam
free-fall
gravity
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