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Why reflection causes polarisation of light
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Angle of reflection in a circle
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Amplitude and energy relation in optics
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If lightning can destroy trees, how come that people survive it?
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The Hadron collider shooting particles at JUST under speed of light.
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Changing Laser Pulse Energy for Q-Switching Solid State Lasers
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Speed of light, permeability and permitivity of free space
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Infinity optics - position of tube lens
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What is the nature of the medium that carries electromagnetic waves?
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Energy present in a localized area during nodal interference
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Refractive Index - A Mixing Question Answered
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Unknown Light Source Through Polarizer
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Why Do Objects Absorb & Reflect Different Colors?
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Why do wire-grid polarizers have a separation less than the wavelength?
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Can Beats Be Heard When Tuning a Guitar Using the Beat Method?
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Question about sign convention for R1 and R2 when using the lens maker's formula
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Can't quite grasp idea of Unpolarized Light, TE-TM Polarization
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Solar Spectrum: The source of sunlight
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Furthest point at which light interferes
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Could a Nuetrino Laser Cause Damage Without Interacting Electromagnetically?
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Why do photons not pass straight through objects?
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Can glare be vertically polarized in a natural environment?
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Nuclear Radius and Diffraction
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How can frequency be used to calculate refractive index?
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Can Two Independent Lasers Create an Interference Pattern?
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Laser Cutting for Dense Materials: Q&A
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What Oscillates in Light and What Are the Units of Measurement?
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Create Sunlight: Artificial Possibility?
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Another sign convention issue (optics)
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Angle of refraction snells law
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What is the process called when metal is heated in a microwave oven?
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What is the density of photons in a beam of light?
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What is the explanation for this diffraction pattern?
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LED Light - Beam Charactoristic?
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Polarity of Induced EMF in a Conducting Ring
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Transmission line reflection coefficient
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Optical Reflection: Difference Between a Mirror and a White Surface?
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Can Objects Travel at the Speed of Light?
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Possible methods for measuring light absorption in optics experiment?
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Orthogonally polarized beams do not interfere, do they beat?
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Superposition of light waves: 90 degrees out of phase, amplitude of resultant?
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The photon does have a lifespan?
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Light intensity of UV component from a xenon lamp
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Optical determination of young's modulus.
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Bragg's diffraction x ray flourescence
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Uncertainty principle in classical optics
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Why is Diffraction dependent upon wavelength?
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What physics causes this mirror reflection?
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Reviving a Dim Laser Pointer Life
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Can Light Be Polarized Despite Its Three-Dimensional Wave Nature?
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Understanding Lens Flare: Causes and Observations | Light Phenomenon Explained
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Spontaneous emission in photonic crystals
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Constructing a Liquid Mirror using gallium,Indium, tin alloy
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The radii of the curvature of the spherical surfaces which is a lens
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Speed of light - permeability?
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Diffraction Grating: Effect of Wavelength Change on Pattern
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What are the units which I should use for these Rayleigh scattering equations?
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Wavelength, energy and photons.
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Focal length equation from Radii of Curvature and refractive index of lens
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Why does a wave-front need to be preserved (for light)?
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Christmas Tree Light: Investigating the Math Behind Its Curve
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How is the Bragg condition satisfied for AOMs in a double pass configuration?
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Degree of diffraction in single slits
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Which college offer Light and modern physics in summer?
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Understanding Light Waves: Reflection, Interference, and Perception
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Why Wavelength of Light Changes in Refraction
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Monochromatic and Coherent light
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Refractive index of different liquids
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Why do mirrors reflect light but white surfaces don't?
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Does doppler effect affect ENERGY of photon?
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Does Chrome Paint Make a Good Mirror?
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Unraveling the Mystery of Photons: What Are They Made Of?
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Understanding Fourier Optics: Object Distance & Image Formation Explained
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A Clear LED emitting different coloured light?
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Can light be filtered using red fabric?
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What enables light to go at such speeds?
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Calculating refractive index using lens
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How can I explain the mirage created from two parabolic mirrors?
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Type of image from an afocal optical system
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Energy of Photon: Planck's Relation Proof
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Light Resonance: Conceptual Question for Physicists
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Amplifying Sunlight Through Fiber Optic Cables w/ Resonance?
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How Do Rayleigh Waves Reflect When Transitioning from Solid to Liquid Surfaces?
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Waves on a 1D string in higher dimensions, polarizations?
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Why does a lens automatically produce perspective?
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Refraction and bending of light
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