Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:physical_phenomenon
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Huygens'_principle
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
water waves
sound waves light waves |
| gptkbp:basisFor |
explanation of refraction
explanation of diffraction explanation of reflection |
| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
gptkb:Newton's_corpuscular_theory_of_light
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| gptkbp:describes |
propagation of wavefronts
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| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Christiaan_Huygens
1678 |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Fresnel's_wave_theory
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| gptkbp:state |
Every point on a wavefront is itself the source of spherical wavelets.
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:wave_theory_of_light
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Christiaan_Huygens
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Huygens' law
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