In particle physics, a radiative process refers to one elementary particle emitting another and continuing to exist.[1] This typically happens when a fermion emits a boson such as a gluon or photon.

Further information: Cooperative luminescence and cooperative absorption

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References

  1. ^ Rouan, Daniel (2011), "Radiative Processes", Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Gargaud, Muriel (ed.), Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 1407–1410, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-11274-4. ISBN 978-3-642-11274-4, retrieved 2024-11-05