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| − | '''Diffraction''' occurs ''“when [[waves]] pass through small openings, around obstacles, or past sharp edges. When an opaque object is placed between a point source of [[light]] and a screen, no sharp boundary exists on the screen between a [[shadow | + | '''Diffraction''' occurs ''“when [[waves]] pass through small openings, around obstacles, or past sharp edges. When an opaque object is placed between a point source of [[light]] and a screen, no sharp boundary exists on the screen between a [[shadow]]ed region and an illuminated region. The illuminated region above the shadow of the object contains alternating light and dark fringes. Such a display is called a '''diffraction pattern'''.” ''<ref>Halliday, Resnik, Walker: ''Fundamentals of Physics, 8th edition. p. 1200</ref> |
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[[Double-slit experiment]] | [[Double-slit experiment]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:40, July 13, 2016
Diffraction occurs “when waves pass through small openings, around obstacles, or past sharp edges. When an opaque object is placed between a point source of light and a screen, no sharp boundary exists on the screen between a shadowed region and an illuminated region. The illuminated region above the shadow of the object contains alternating light and dark fringes. Such a display is called a diffraction pattern.” [1]
References
- ↑ Halliday, Resnik, Walker: Fundamentals of Physics, 8th edition. p. 1200