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So this isn't really homework help at all, I'm currently doing a biology undergrad, this is something I saw in high school, but I never really understood.
Basically, I've been given the basic explanation of the Huygens principle, but it doesn't really make sense to me. It seems to me like this principle is saying that, for some reason, the distance at which wave front 1 is situated from wave front 2 has some sort of magical influence on wave front 2 and the way it interacts with some obstacle. Obviously, that's not actually the case, and what must happen is that the two wave fronts interact with each other in some way. However, if that's the case, shouldn't amplitude matter, too?
If someone has a clear, but more detailed explanation, I'll take it.
Basically, I've been given the basic explanation of the Huygens principle, but it doesn't really make sense to me. It seems to me like this principle is saying that, for some reason, the distance at which wave front 1 is situated from wave front 2 has some sort of magical influence on wave front 2 and the way it interacts with some obstacle. Obviously, that's not actually the case, and what must happen is that the two wave fronts interact with each other in some way. However, if that's the case, shouldn't amplitude matter, too?
If someone has a clear, but more detailed explanation, I'll take it.
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