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In geometric optics we treat light as a collection of particles?
I've been reading the book "Geometric Mechancis" by Darryl Holm and the in the first chapter he treats geometric optics. There the author talks about light rays and those light rays looks like ...
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Why does not the optical fiber break? [duplicate]
Glass is a very fragile object. So why does not the optical fiber break? Everytime I take them, I am worried about this problem.
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Explanation of fringe pattern of thin film interference
Recently i went through calculations for finding the path difference between the first 2 reflected rays for a oil film with air on other 2 sides .But i could not understand how the fringes will be ...
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Can I use one convex lens to create a telescope?
Is it possible to create a telescope with only one convex lens?
Specifically, is the image I drew below possible?
(This was supposed to be rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise.)
In this picture, the ...
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relation between Schrodinger equation and wave equation [duplicate]
I have always been confused by the relationship between the Schrödinger equation and the wave equation.
$$ i\hbar \frac{\partial \psi}{\partial t} = - \frac{\hbar^2}{2m} \nabla^2+ U \psi \hspace{0....
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Liouville's theorem and gravitationally deflected lightpaths
It is customary in gravitational lensing problems, to project both the background source and the deflecting mass (e.g. a background quasar, and a foreground galaxy acting as a lens) in a plane.
Then, ...
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Origins of the principle of least time in classical mechanics
Is it possible to derive the principle of least time from the principle of least action in lagrangian or hamiltonian mechanics? Or is Fermat's principle more fundamental than the principle of least ...
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