EM Waves & Optics

Light as an electromagnetic wave: traveling E and B fields, measuring the speed of light, radiation pressure, refraction and polarization, rainbows, interference, diffraction and the Doppler effect.

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19.1

Traveling EM Waves

E and B fields propagating at c

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19.2

Speed of Light

Historical methods to measure c

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19.3

Radiation Pressure

Solar sail spacecraft

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19.4

Snell's Law & Refraction

Light into glass — adjust angle

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19.5

Polarization

Stack polarizers, rotate

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19.6

Rainbows

Sunlight entering a raindrop

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19.7

Double-Slit Interference

Adjust slits, see pattern

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19.8

Diffraction & Gratings

Single slit, gratings, CD

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19.9

Doppler Effect

Move source — see red/blueshift

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