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In optics, the corpuscular theory of light, arguably set forward by Descartes in 1637, states that light is made up of small discrete particles called "corpuscles" (little particles) which travel in a straight line with a finite velocity and possess impetus. This was based on an alternate description of atomism of the time period.
Isaac newton was a pioneer of this theory; he notably elaborated upon it in 1672. This early conception of the particle theory of light was an early forerunner to the modern understanding of the photon. This theory cannot explain refraction, diffraction and interference, which require an understanding of the wave theory of light of Christiaan Huygens.
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∙ 14y agoambot ngahaw ma taga tacloban musta na dida!! mga klassm8 ko nga joule musta na
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∙ 13y agoLight should be treated like a particle when we study its interaction with matter.
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∙ 13y agoCorpuscular theory, wave theory, electromagnetic theory of light, & quantum theory of light
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∙ 13y agoThe modern theory of light states that photons of light behave as both particles and as waves. This is referred to as wave-particle duality.
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∙ 10y agoIn a vacuum light always travels at 300,000,000 metre per second, and it always travels in a straight line.
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∙ 14y agoparticle and wave theories
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∙ 12y agoWave theory and particle theory.
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