Light - Wave or Particle?

Video Instruction

showmethephysics.com

 

 

Wave Nature of Electrons
whatthebleep.com

 


Summary

 Why do we think
Light is a wave?

 

 

Diffraction - spreading out of light

 

 

Interference - Young's Double Slit Experiment

 

 

 

 

 


Interference Patterns for Light - 3 Factors

Interference Patterns for Light - 3 Factors.mp4

 

These patterns created by water and oil are created by interference patterns

Read about thin film interference here

 

 

Polarization and the Doppler Effect

Video Instruction

showmethephysics.com

 

 

Polarization - filtering out of one orientation of light

 

 

 

Polarization

BYU - Stokes

Polarizing Lenses
Colorado University

 

 

Doppler Effect

 

 

 "Blue to", "Red Away"

 

 

 

Doppler Effect - Flash

[ HTML5 ]
St. Mary's H.S.

 

 

 

Say Cheese!

 

 


 

 

Enrichment

Light around a Guitar String

 

 

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