Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:physical_phenomenon
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
water waves
sound waves light waves |
| gptkbp:basisFor |
gptkb:Fraunhofer_diffraction
gptkb:Fresnel_diffraction |
| gptkbp:category |
wave phenomena
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| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
ray theory of light
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| gptkbp:describes |
propagation of waves
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| gptkbp:explains |
gptkb:diffraction
interference |
| gptkbp:extendsTo |
gptkb:Augustin-Jean_Fresnel
|
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:optics
|
| gptkbp:mathematicalFormulationBy |
gptkb:Augustin-Jean_Fresnel
|
| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:Christiaan_Huygens
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:superposition_principle
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| gptkbp:state |
every point on a wavefront acts as a source of secondary spherical wavelets
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:wave_theory_of_light
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| gptkbp:yearProposed |
1678
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fresnel_zones
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Huygens-Fresnel principle
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