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Reflection of light through a wine glass with water
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Calibration factor of Optical BPF
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Absorbtion,reflection,and emission.
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Why does polarized light shift color in reflections on the sea?
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A question concerning lenses and the resulting images
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What is transformer polarity and how does it affect the output?
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Why is wave intensity defined as displacement^2 rather than just its magnitude?
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Why does light travel so slow?
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Single Photon Emission: Examining the Evidence
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Does the Mirror Equation Apply to Parabolic Mirrors?
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An infrared light that makes a stamp on a the hand visible
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What does polarization really mean?
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How Does Light Interact with a Slit in Single Slit Diffraction?
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Buying a Laser Pointer: What Can It Do?
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Descartes, lunar eclipses, and the speed of light
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Single slit, optics, special case
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Minimizing inter-photon distance in a non-coherent light interfer. experiment-
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Spherical Huygens Waves and Diffraction: Why Does the Situation Look Different?
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Phase velocity: Using the real or modulus of complex index of refraction?
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Unexploited Photons: What Happens to Solar Energy?
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Capturing the speed of sound and speed of light on video.
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Help understanding Refractive Index
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Construstive Interference of Waves. Why don't They cancel Out?
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Lightspeed fast, then slowed, then fast again.
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The optics of circular polarizers in photography
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Light absorption and reflection
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What Determines the Physical Size of a Radio Wave's Amplitude?
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How Does Rotating a Polarizing Filter Affect Sky Photography?
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Creating Plasma with Lasers: Can It Be Done?
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Calculation of diffraction picture (partially coherent illumination)
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Can We Measure the Speed of Light in Different Materials?
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Cause of Lightning - Understand How It Happens
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How do scientists control the intensity of fluorescent lights?
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Atmospheric Scattering: Why We See Sunsets Red/Orange/Yellow
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Exploring the Science of Ball Lightning
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How does light reflect off a moving angled mirror?
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Question about interference/slits/lasers
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Why Does Single-Slit Diffraction Create a Pattern of Maxima and Minima?
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How to represent light as a sinusoidal function
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Build a Homemade Diffraction Grating - Ideas & Buying Guide
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Why Does the Sky Appear Red at Sunrise/Sunset?
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Optical Illusion of Water on Pavement
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Reflections in Transmission lines
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Is Simplifying Snell's Law to n1θ1=n2θ2 Valid for Small Angles?
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Double Slit Experiment on Refracted light?
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Has the speed of light remained constant throughout history?
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Effect of 3D photons on a 2D universe. Help me understand?
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A question about notation in OPtics
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Ray Type of Bulb Light Emission
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Lens calculation problem (Optics)
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How does circularly polarized light rotate a body?
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Can light exert force on objects?
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How efficient is a microwave oven
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Why could we see a laser hologram?
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Traveling at speed of light, and time.
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Exploring the Relationship Between Microwave Wattage and Standing Waves
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Can Diffraction Effects be Removed with an Interferometer?
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Why don't we emit radio waves
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How X-rays Compress Matter for Nuclear Fusion
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Transmission, reflection, and absorbtion
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What happens to the energy in case of destructive interference ?
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Different ways to measure the speed of light experimentally ?
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Can camera flashes really damage historical sites?
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Total internal reflection mirror?
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Mirror or Camera: Which is the Truest Reflection of Our Perception?
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Unusual Color Effect of Laser Pointer on Red Plastic: A Scientific Investigation
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Snells Law and refractive index
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Is light really light outside the human brain?
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Magnifying a display without compromising exit pupil
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Can We Physically Detect Radio Waves?
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What causes light to bend when passing the edges of objects?
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How close can 2 coherent photons be?
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Question about waves, maybe diffraction related
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Ultraviolet Curing to Make Metal Stronger
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Understanding the Mirror Formula: Actual Measurements vs Sign Convention
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Is it possible that some galaxies we observe are reflections of our own?
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If something emits visible light
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Why can we see the light from a source from afar, but
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Diffuse Reflection: How is it Computed?
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Optical power lost at a pinhole
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Light, photons, reflection and percentages
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Phase change of reflected wave
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Rutherford Scattering: Inverse Relationship Explained
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What is the cause of reflection?
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Exploring AM Radio Waves and Mountains
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Composition of the sun and spectrum of light
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Why Does the Angle of Refraction Change in Borosilicate Glass Experiments?
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Why does light travel at the speed it does?
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