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]

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?