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  2. Diffraction - Wikipedia

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    Diffraction is the same physical effect as interference, but interference is typically applied to superposition of a few waves and the term diffraction is used when many waves are superposed. [1]: 433 Italian scientist Francesco Maria Grimaldi coined the word diffraction and was the first to record accurate observations of the phenomenon in 1660.

  3. Acousto-optic modulator - Wikipedia

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    Λ is the wavelength of the sound wave, λ is that of the light wave, and n is the refractive index of the crystal in the AOD (which should be omitted. This is a mistake). This is a mistake). The +1 order has a positive frequency shift compared to the incident light; The 0th order has the same frequency as the incident light.

  4. Kirchhoff's diffraction formula - Wikipedia

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    A geometrical arrangement used in deriving the Kirchhoff's diffraction formula. The area designated by A 1 is the aperture (opening), the areas marked by A 2 are opaque areas, and A 3 is the hemisphere as a part of the closed integral surface (consisted of the areas A 1, A 2, and A 3) for the Kirchhoff's integral theorem.

  5. List of optics equations - Wikipedia

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    Defining equation (physical chemistry) List of electromagnetism equations; List of equations in classical mechanics; List of equations in gravitation; List of equations in nuclear and particle physics; List of equations in quantum mechanics; List of equations in wave theory; List of relativistic equations

  6. Acoustic wave equation - Wikipedia

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    In physics, the acoustic wave equation is a second-order partial differential equation that governs the propagation of acoustic waves through a material medium resp. a standing wavefield. The equation describes the evolution of acoustic pressure p or particle velocity u as a function of position x and time t. A simplified (scalar) form of the ...

  7. Acousto-optics - Wikipedia

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    Sound waves produce a refractive index grating in the material, and it is this grating that is "seen" by the light wave. [1] These variations in the refractive index, due to the pressure fluctuations, may be detected optically by refraction, diffraction, and interference effects; [ 2 ] reflection may also be used.

  8. Engineering students extinguish a fire with sound waves - AOL

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    Early on, they used high-frequency waves, which they found to have no significant effect. Once they switched to the low-frequency variety -- the kind one often hears in hip-hop music -- they began ...

  9. Kirchhoff–Helmholtz integral - Wikipedia

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    The Kirchhoff–Helmholtz integral combines the Helmholtz equation with the Kirchhoff integral theorem [1] to produce a method applicable to acoustics, [2] seismology [3] and other disciplines involving wave propagation. It states that the sound pressure is completely determined within a volume free of sources, if sound pressure and velocity ...