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Diffraction
Meaning
Noun
●
In Physics:
The
bending
of a
wave
around an obstacle.
●
In Quantum mechanics:
The
breaking up
of an
electromagnetic wave
as it
passes
a
geometric
structure (e.g. a
slit
),
followed by
reconstruction
of the
wave
by interference.
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