Physics for beginners/07-waves

← 06-PARTICLES IN MOTION · 08-LIGHT →

click image to view

Thomas Young's sketch of two-slit diffraction of light. Narrow slits at A and B act as sources, and waves interfering in various phases are shown at C, D, E, and F. Young presented the results of this experiment to the Royal Society in 1803.

• See also c:Category:Animations of diffraction

Announcements

Each subpage is devoted to a chapter of Matthew Raspanti's original work. Click the image of the pdf file shown to the right to read the chapter.

• To read other works by this author visit http://www.thenatureofthings.info/index.html

CONTENTS

• Click for link to Physics for beginners as a single pdf file

00-PREFACE..(pdf)

01-INTRODUCTION..(pdf)

02-HEAVENLY MOTIONS..(pdf)

03-LAWS OF MOTION ..(pdf)

04-ENERGY ..(pdf)

05-ATOMS AND MOLECULES ..(pdf)

06-PARTICLES IN MOTION ..(pdf)

07-WAVES ..(pdf)

08-LIGHT ..(pdf)

09-ELECTROMAGNETISM ..(pdf)

10-A PUZZLING INCONSISTENCY ..(pdf)

11-THE ELUSIVE ETHER ..(pdf)

12-SPECIAL RELATIVITY ..(pdf)

13-GENERAL RELATIVITY ..(pdf)

14-INSIDE THE ATOM ..(pdf)

15-THE QUANTUM LEAP ..(pdf)

16-QUANTUM MECHANICS ..(pdf)

17-QUANTUM INTERPRETATIONS ..(pdf)

18-FUNDAMENTAL PARTICLES AND FORCES ..(pdf)

19-A COSMIC PERSPECTIVE ..(pdf)

20-POSTSCRIPT REFERENCES INDEX NOTES..(pdf)

← 06-PARTICLES IN MOTION · 08-LIGHT →