Optics and Light Propagation Quiz

An idealized geometrical model of light or other electromagnetic radiation (correct)

A physical particle carrying light energy

A mathematical equation describing light propagation

A wavefront of actual light

To model the propagation of light through an optical system (correct)

To approximate solutions to Maxwell's equations

To analyze wavefronts of actual light

To describe wave phenomena such as diffraction

The energy flow of light

Phenomena such as diffraction (correct)

The discrete nature of light rays

The propagation of light through an optical system

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