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What is the wavefront of the light waves?
What is the wavefront of the light waves?
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Wavefront :
- A wavefront is a surface over which an optical wave has a constant phase.
- It is the surface over which the wave has a maximum or a minimum value.
- It is the surface that envelopes the particles which are in the same state of vibration.
- It does not propagate in the backward direction.
An illustrative diagram of the wavefront :
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Wavefront :
- A wavefront is a surface over which an optical wave has a constant phase.
- It is the surface over which the wave has a maximum or a minimum value.
- It is the surface that envelopes the particles which are in the same state of vibration.
- It does not propagate in the backward direction.
An illustrative diagram of the wavefront :
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