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In speaking of the radiation in a definite direction (θ,ϕ) one should always keep in mind that the energy radiated in a cone is not finite unless the angle of the cone is finite.

No finite radiation of light or heat takes place in one definite direction only, or expressing it differently, in nature there is no such thing as absolutely parallel light or an absolutely plane wave front.

From a pencil of rays called "parallel" a finite amount of energy of radiation can only be obtained if the rays or wave normals of the pencil diverge so as to form a finite though perhaps exceedingly narrow cone.

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