Statements (20)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
physical phenomenon
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gptkbp:allows |
gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Sciences_(France)
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gptkbp:basisFor |
modern wave optics
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gptkbp:category |
history of physics
theories of light |
gptkbp:contrastsWith |
gptkb:Newton's_corpuscular_theory_of_light
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gptkbp:explains |
polarization of light
diffraction of light interference of light |
gptkbp:field |
gptkb:optics
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gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Augustin-Jean_Fresnel
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fresnel's wave theory
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Thomas_Young's_double-slit_experiment
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gptkbp:predicts |
gptkb:Poisson_spot
gptkb:Fresnel_diffraction |
gptkbp:proposedBy |
light behaves as a wave
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gptkbp:uses |
gptkb:Huygens'_principle
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gptkbp:yearProposed |
1818
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Huygens'_law
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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