Wave Optics: History and Concepts
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Who put forward the wave theory of light?

  • Isaac Newton
  • Rene Descartes
  • Foucault
  • Christiaan Huygens (correct)
  • Which model of light predicted that if the ray of light bends towards the normal on refraction, then the speed of light would be greater in the second medium?

  • Wave model
  • Newton's model
  • Corpuscular model (correct)
  • Huygens' model
  • Who further developed the corpuscular model of light in his famous book OPTICKS?

  • Christiaan Huygens
  • Foucault
  • Isaac Newton (correct)
  • Rene Descartes
  • Which experiment confirmed the prediction made by the wave model of light regarding the speed of light in different mediums?

    <p>Foucault's speed of light experiment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did Descartes give the corpuscular model of light and derive Snell’s law?

    <p>1637</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the wave theory of light, what is the predicted behavior of the speed of light on refraction?

    <p>The speed of light decreases in the second medium if the wave bends towards the normal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is often attributed to the corpuscular model of light, despite it being originally put forward by Descartes?

    <p>Isaac Newton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did Christiaan Huygens put forward the wave theory of light?

    <p>1678</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the famous book by Isaac Newton where he further developed the corpuscular model of light?

    <p>OPTICKS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which physicist carried out the experiment in 1850 confirming the prediction made by the wave model of light regarding the speed of light in different mediums?

    <p>Foucault</p> Signup and view all the answers

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