Quantum physics tell us that even massive particles can behave like waves, as if they could be in several places at once. This phenomenon is typically proven in the diffraction of a matter wave at ...

What happens when a wave passes through some opening? It diffracts – or you like, you could say “bends”. If the size of the opening is comparable to the wavelength of the wave, the bending ...

The wave-particle duality was demonstrated not only with electrons, but when it came to atoms and even molecules, things got complicated. Electrons are 1,800 times lighter than the lightest atom ...

Diffraction phenomena are of fundamental importance for the characterization and analysis of materials in industrial and scientific applications. Prominent examples include X-ray crystallography as ...

Plasmonics: A wave without diffraction Date: May 22, 2013 Source: The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Summary: Optical computing could benefit from the recent development of a ...

The solution of the problem of the diffraction of electric waves around the earth was first given on a sound basis by G. N. Watson in 1918, but this analysis involved assumptions which, ...

This is diffraction - the spreading out of waves when they go through a gap, or past the edge of a barrier. Figure caption, Waves passing through a narrow gap (gap width less than the wavelength).

Diffraction spikes are caused by interference due to the wave nature of light. The patterns produced depend on the shape of the telescope’s mirror and the number of spider struts.