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What was the primary reason why the wave theory of light was not readily accepted?
What was the primary reason why the wave theory of light was not readily accepted?
- Newton's authority and the belief that light could only travel through a medium (correct)
- Maxwell's electromagnetic theory of light
- The interference and diffraction of lightwaves
- The wavelength of visible light
What was firmly established by Thomas Young's interference experiment in 1801?
What was firmly established by Thomas Young's interference experiment in 1801?
- Light can travel through vacuum
- The wavelength of visible light is extremely small
- Light has changing electric and magnetic fields
- Light is indeed a wave phenomenon (correct)
What is the field of optics in which the finiteness of wavelength is completely neglected called?
What is the field of optics in which the finiteness of wavelength is completely neglected called?
- Geometrical optics (correct)
- Electromagnetic optics
- Quantum optics
- Wave optics
Who put forward the famous electromagnetic theory of light, explaining how light waves can propagate through vacuum?
Who put forward the famous electromagnetic theory of light, explaining how light waves can propagate through vacuum?
According to Maxwell, what produces the propagation of electromagnetic waves (or light waves) even in vacuum?
According to Maxwell, what produces the propagation of electromagnetic waves (or light waves) even in vacuum?
According to the wave theory of light, what does it predict when light bends towards the normal on refraction?
According to the wave theory of light, what does it predict when light bends towards the normal on refraction?
Who initially put forward the wave theory of light?
Who initially put forward the wave theory of light?
What did Descartes' corpuscular model predict about the speed of light in the second medium on refraction?
What did Descartes' corpuscular model predict about the speed of light in the second medium on refraction?
Who is often attributed to the corpuscular model of light due to the popularity of his book 'OPTICKS'?
Who is often attributed to the corpuscular model of light due to the popularity of his book 'OPTICKS'?
Which experiment, carried out by Foucault in 1850, confirmed the prediction made by the wave model of light?
Which experiment, carried out by Foucault in 1850, confirmed the prediction made by the wave model of light?
Who put forward the wave theory of light?
Who put forward the wave theory of light?
What did Descartes' corpuscular model predict about the speed of light in the second medium on refraction?
What did Descartes' corpuscular model predict about the speed of light in the second medium on refraction?
What experiment, carried out by Foucault in 1850, confirmed the prediction made by the wave model of light?
What experiment, carried out by Foucault in 1850, confirmed the prediction made by the wave model of light?
According to the wave theory of light, what does it predict when light bends towards the normal on refraction?
According to the wave theory of light, what does it predict when light bends towards the normal on refraction?
Who is often attributed to the corpuscular model of light due to the popularity of his book 'OPTICKS'?
Who is often attributed to the corpuscular model of light due to the popularity of his book 'OPTICKS'?
What experiment, performed by Thomas Young in 1801, firmly established that light is a wave phenomenon?
What experiment, performed by Thomas Young in 1801, firmly established that light is a wave phenomenon?
What branch of optics completely neglects the finiteness of the wavelength?
What branch of optics completely neglects the finiteness of the wavelength?
Who put forward the famous electromagnetic theory of light, explaining how light waves can propagate through vacuum?
Who put forward the famous electromagnetic theory of light, explaining how light waves can propagate through vacuum?
What does the wave theory of light predict when light bends towards the normal on refraction?
What does the wave theory of light predict when light bends towards the normal on refraction?
What was the primary reason why the wave theory of light was not readily accepted?
What was the primary reason why the wave theory of light was not readily accepted?
