Geometric and Physical Optics
What unit would you use to express amplitude when dealing with mechanical waves?
In what unit is wavelength commonly measured?
How has modern digital signal processing affected analyses done using Fourier transforms on complex waveforms when compared with analog methods?
During which phenomenon does light behave most noticeably as wavelength rather than particles?
What difference would be observed if coherent light were used instead of incoherent light for Young's double-slit experiment?
If a wave's frequency is halved while its speed remains constant, what happens to the wavelength?
When a charged particle moves perpendicular to a magnetic field, what path does the particle follow due to the magnetic force?
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When light of a certain frequency is shone on a metal surface and electrons are emitted, this phenomenon best demonstrates which aspect of wave-particle duality?
What effect does increasing fluid density have on sound waves traveling through it?
What term describes the bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another at an angle?