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Huygens's Principle


	The Huygens principle states that every point of a wave front at any instant may be considered a source of spherical secondary wavelets with a speed equal to the speed of the the overall wave. Basic wave phenomena like refraction and diffraction can be explained using this principle.


	Contributed by: Enrique Zeleny

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Huygens Principle (ScienceWorld)

Wavefront (ScienceWorld)

Diffraction (ScienceWorld)

Refraction (ScienceWorld)

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Contributed by: Enrique Zeleny

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