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Propagation of light in a vacuum
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Is laser beam visible in vacuum?
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Rectilinear propagation of light
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How does the diffraction grating in Canadian currency work?
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Question about superposition....
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What is the correct formula for refraction at an interface between two media?
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Birefringence in in uniaxial optical media and Snell's law
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About a concave mirror with a large focal length (1000mm)
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Huygens-Fresnel principle of diffraction
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Diffraction Help: Is This Diffraction?
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Why is the photon's mass zero in classical equations for light?
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Is the Photon Truly Massless? Examining Einstein's Law of Relative Mass
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The Homopolar Generator: An Analytical Example - Comments
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Are there any units of measurement between 10^3 and 10^6 in the metric system?
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Reflected rings from the chair leg
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Why does cold air seem to optically zoom in far-away objects?
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Measurement of the Speed of light
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More slits, farther maxima of interference patterns, why?
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Blue Light from a Blackbody Radiator
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The crossed ladder problem and optics mirror/lens equation
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Distortions in time when going near light speed
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Does black hole stop light or time?
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Methods of Trapping Laser Light
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How can X-ray energy transitions be identified?
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How can this interesting set of mirrors be constructed?
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