polarization & wave theory

salsabel

How does polarization suppot the wave theoy of light?

A wave is polarized if it can only oscillate in one direction. The polarization of a transverse wave describes the direction of oscillation, in the plane perpendicular to the direction of travel.

Thats' what i got
Is that right?

astrorob

Ask yourself, if light was corpuscules (particles), would polarisation be feasible?

rock.freak667

Quote by salsabel

How does polarization suppot the wave theoy of light?

A wave is polarized if it can only oscillate in one direction. The polarization of a transverse wave describes the direction of oscillation, in the plane perpendicular to the direction of travel.

Thats' what i got
Is that right?

That sounds correct-ish but you should add in what polarization means for light.

astrorob

Why does the question warrant a full description of the polarisation of light?

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salsabel	polarization & wave theory Tweet How does polarization suppot the wave theoy of light? A wave is polarized if it can only oscillate in one direction. The polarization of a transverse wave describes the direction of oscillation, in the plane perpendicular to the direction of travel. Thats' what i got Is that right?

astrorob	Ask yourself, if light was corpuscules (particles), would polarisation be feasible?

astrorob	polarization & wave theory Why does the question warrant a full description of the polarisation of light?