Diffraction patterns occur when waves encounter an obstacle or aperture, causing them to bend and spread out, resulting in a pattern of alternating light and dark bands or fringes. This phenomenon is a fundamental demonstration of wave behavior, illustrating the principle of superposition and the wave nature of light and other waves.

Diffraction Patterns

Diffraction patterns

waves encounter an obstacle

Waves encounter an aperture

Bending and spreading

pattern of alternating light and dark bands

fringes

Wave behavior describes how waves propagate, interact, and change in different media, governed by principles such as reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference. Understanding wave behavior is crucial for applications in fields like acoustics, optics, and quantum mechanics, where waves play a fundamental role in transmitting energy and information.

wave behavior

principle of superposition

wave nature of light

Wave nature of other waves

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