what is diffraction ?
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| 24th Mar, 2008,
08:05: PM
If light is passing through a small obstacle or aperture (comparable to the wavelength of the light), there is a departure from the straight line propogation and the light bends round the corners of the obstacle and enters the geometrical shadow.. The bending of light round the corners of the obstacles or aperture is called diffraction
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| 22nd May, 2008,
12:39: PM
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