Mie理论并非是Gustav Mie个人的研究成果，但最主要是由G．Mie对金属微粒的散射进行研究时建立的。该理论最初用于物理化学，是研究胶体和大分子的重要理论。但在航空中遇到了越来越多的能见度问题，这促使去研究云和雾滴的总散射问题，使Mie散射理论得到发展。军事上在海战中对烟幕的研究，促使Mie理论的成熟。-Gustav Mie Mie theory is not a personal research, but mainly by the G. Mie scattering of particles of metal created when. The theory was originally used for physical chemistry, is to study the importance of colloidal and macromolecular theory. Encountered in air more and more visibility problems, which led to study the total cloud droplet scattering, Mie scattering theory to be developed. In the naval battle in military research on smoke screen to promote the maturity of Mie theory.