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Diffraction is defined as the bending or flaring of light around the corners of an obstacle or aperture into the region of geometrical shadow of the obstacle. This flaring is consistent with the spreading of wavelets in the Huygens construction. Diffraction occurs for waves of all types, not just light.
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Newton's rings - white light?
If the waves that enter the lens are of arbitrary phase, and of all possible wavelengths, why should there be a diffraction pattern? …
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Can the Huygens principle be justified rigorously mathematically?
Consider the expression for Fresnel diffraction. … Clearly, Maxwell's equations justify Huygens principle, since the Fresnel diffraction formula is a direct consequence of the wave equation, which is an immediate consequence of Maxwell's equations. …
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Why do diffractions spikes from small aperture not have fringes?
My question was "how is it possible that a diffraction phenomenon occurs with white, non-coherent light." …
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