Thomas Young's double-slit experiment
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific research
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| gptkbp:category |
classical physics
historical experiment in physics |
| gptkbp:contradicted |
gptkb:Newton's_corpuscular_theory_of_light
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| gptkbp:demonstrates |
interference
wave nature of light |
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:optics
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Thomas Young's double-slit experiment
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:wave-particle_duality
quantum mechanics |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Royal_Institution,_London
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| gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:Thomas_Young
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
interference pattern
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| gptkbp:supports |
Huygens' wave theory of light
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| gptkbp:uses |
coherent light source
two slits |
| gptkbp:year |
1801
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fresnel's_wave_theory
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7
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