Emanation theory

Emanation theory ( Latin for 'discharge') stands for

• the theory of emanation in its various meanings
• the theory that light particles emitted by a body or “rays of vision” that fall into the eye are the cause that this body is perceived visually, see visual perception # history
• the theory that light itself consists of (emitted) particles, see corpuscle theory

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.