Optics
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Optics is the branch of physics that deals with the properties and behavior of light, as well as its interaction with matter. Because of the wave nature of light and the fact that light can manifest itself as forms of electromagnetic radiation, optics is often studied as a sub-field of electromagnetism. Under this framework, nearly all the behaviors of light can be explained by Maxwell's Equations.