What is Holographic: Definition and 122 Discussions

Holography is a technique which enables a wavefront to be recorded and later re-constructed. Holography is best known as a method of generating three-dimensional images but it also has a wide range of other applications. In principle, it is possible to make a hologram for any type of wave.
A hologram is made by superimposing a second wavefront (normally called the reference beam) on the wavefront of interest, thereby generating an interference pattern which is recorded on a physical medium. When only the second wavefront illuminates the interference pattern, it is diffracted to recreate the original wavefront. Holograms can also be computer-generated by modelling the two wavefronts and adding them together digitally. The resulting digital image is then printed onto a suitable mask or film and illuminated by a suitable source to reconstruct the wavefront of interest.

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    Holographic Principle Projection

    Hi. I have a question about the Holographic Principle. I've been looking up things about it for a while now, and I think I understand it. The total content of a space is propositional to the area surrounding it and not the volume. The thing I'm having trouble with is how everything seems 3d...
  2. S

    Holographic principle in reverse

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  3. M

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  4. I

    Could the Holographic Universe Theory Explain Time Dilation?

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  5. T

    Holographic principle, mathematical universe & dimensional reduction

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  6. M

    What's the latest development in Holographic display?

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  7. L

    Can the Holographic Principle Explain All Physical Information in a Surface?

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  8. E

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  9. M

    Exploring Holographic Hierarchy in the Gaussian Matrix Model

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  10. nomadreid

    In holographic principle, the boundary is wrt which light cone?

    It is stated that in the holographic principle (e.g., in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_principle) that the the description of a volume of space is encoded on a light-like boundary to the region. But with respect to which position in the volume? In a black hole, it is clear, because...
  11. T

    Holographic grating - can we calculate efficiency for each order?

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  12. L

    Does the holographic principle remove the need for dark matter

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  13. D

    Holographic Principle: Quantum Gravity & String Theory

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  14. S

    Holographic principle and conservation of energy

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  15. J

    Holographic Universe Interpretation

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  16. _maxim_

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  17. T

    Question: Greene's The Hidden Reality : the holographic principle

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  18. R

    Why no attribution to Bohm regarding holographic principles

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  19. haael

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  20. L

    Exploring the Holographic Principle: Questions and Answers

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  21. atyy

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  22. C

    Lack of quantum fluctuations rules out holographic principle ?

    Recent searching of the light from the quasars indicate lack of the quantum fluctuation of the spacetime. http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1108/1108.6005v1.pdf Does it mean the lack of quantum foam rules out the discretness of the spacetime too ? How to explain Casimir effect and...
  23. D

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  24. G

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  25. J

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  26. D

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  27. C

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  28. Pengwuino

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  29. D

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  30. C

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  32. C

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  33. R

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  34. inflector

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  35. C

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  36. P

    Understanding the Holographic Principle

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  37. W

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  38. C

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  39. M

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  40. C

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  41. T

    Designing a Holographic Projector with Sound and Laser

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  42. tom.stoer

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  43. M

    Explaining the Holographic Principle - Physics & Math

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  44. S

    How is entropy defined by boundary area in Holographic Principle?

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_Principle The principle states that the description of a volume of space should be thought of as encoded on a boundary to the region, preferably a light-like boundary like a gravitational horizon. For a black hole, the principle states that...
  45. O

    Explore the Holographic Universe Theory

    Alright, well I'm new to this, so don't yell at me for not being very good. So I was reading about the Holographic Universe Theory and is it me or is it very depressing? I mean really...if that is the truth and the world is fake and imaginary, why would you ever actually want to tell...
  46. Z

    David Bohm's holographic paradigm of the cosmos

    Hi. I read a book about 2 years ago called The Holographic Universe, written by Michael Talbot. It described David Bohm's theory that the universe is like a Hologram. He describes all matter, and everything really, in an implicate order that we cannot perceive. The implicate order is like an...
  47. F

    Holographic Principle Research Paper

    Hello, I am doing a research paper for a final and I chose the holographic principle as my topic. Does anyone have any good sources, or information pertaining to this? Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you. P.S.- I have looked at some of the first links on google, and wikipedia
  48. S

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  49. F

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    We are attempting here at Illinois Wesleyan to create a holographic speckle-pattern inteferometer. We have been working at it for some time and have come to a roadblock in terms of picture quality. We're using a high quality optics table so there are no table vibrations. All of the mounts are...
  50. M

    Holographic principle responsible for life?

    The holographic principle claims that physics on the surface of a sphere determines the physics inside the volume enclosed by that sphere. And in particular, the entropy calculated from the surface of the sphere limits the entropy inside the sphere. If so, then entropy per unit volume would go...
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