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Waves are disturbances that propagate through space and time. Classically, they travelled through a medium, disturbing the particles but not changing their mean position. Electromagnetic waves/particle-waves need no medium; they are disturbances in their respective fields.
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Making a lense using an array?
Would it be possible to build a lense out of array elements with a higher refractive index inter spaced with void elements eg a matrix of glass with air.
I imagine that the spacing would have to be …
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Does Hyugens principle apply in three dimensions?
Does Hyugens principle apply in three dimensions ?
If a surface wave (for simplicity an ocean wave) is propagating along the x axis we know that this wave ray is a point source for wavelets on the y …
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Effect of aeration on Celerity
Suppose a ocean wave encountered a section of ocean which had a higher level of aeration from gas such as methane escaping from the seafloor.
Due to the aerated sections apparent lower density would …