Huygens' principle

English

From Christiaan Huygens, Dutch physicist.

Huygens' principle

(physics) The assumption that each point on a wavefront may be regarded as a source of secondary waves and that the position of the wavefront at a later time is determined by the envelope of these secondary waves; proposed in order to explain the fact that light travels in a straight line and casts sharp shadows.

单词	Huygens' principle
释义	Huygens' principle English Etymology From Christiaan Huygens, Dutch physicist. Proper noun Huygens' principle (physics) The assumption that each point on a wavefront may be regarded as a source of secondary waves and that the position of the wavefront at a later time is determined by the envelope of these secondary waves; proposed in order to explain the fact that light travels in a straight line and casts sharp shadows. Related terms Huygens-Fresnel principle
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