Question

What is wave behavior?

Answer 1

1. Any form of wave can be studied by looking at four phenomena, or behaviors.
2. These four phenomena are interference, diffraction, reflection, and refraction.
3. The interactions between a wave and its environment are the root cause of each of these events.
4. When interacting with an object, waves display a number of fundamental phenomena.
5. Depending on the light's wavelength and the composition of the object, they are reflected, refracted, diffracted, polarized, etc.
6. Reflection causes the waves to return to the original medium.
7. Refraction is the bending of light as it passes through different media.
8. Diffraction is the term used to describe how light waves spread out around small holes and obstructions.
9. When two coherent sources collide, there can be either constructive or destructive interference