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I believe you are referring to diffraction. The general principle - called the Huygens–Fresnel principle - and one that can be used for analysis is that EVERY point reached by a wave (including light) becomes the origin of a new spherical wave. If this is analyzed in detail (combined by the principle of superposition), it turns out that this gives waves the behavior observed, including diffraction, interference, and the fact that in free space, light will just go "straight ahead".
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Why does refraction cause firemen problems?
The heat bends the light, causing objects to look distorted, and therefore the fireman's pathway. Just like the light above a radiator is distorted by its heat because light travels slower in heat.
Is light absorbed by near by object as it disintegrates?
only part of light its absorbed by nearby objects, that part that causes decay on the surface of the objects 'radiation' part of light the rest turns back into raw energy.
How does infrared light reflect off objects?
Infrared radiation or light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum and acts the same as visible light does.Infrared can be absorbed and reflected by objects much the same way as visible light. More on Infrared:Some black objects that absorb visible light radiation may reflect infrared.Much of the absorbed visible light energy is re-emitted as infrared up to many hours later.There are subcategories of infrared, two common ones are near-infrared and far-infrared. Near being closer to visible light.
What does a magnifying glass do to objects?
Magnifing glass does nothing to the objects but they prepare images of objects that are larzer than objects. U can take example of distorting mirror when mirror produce image it dont do any distortion to the objects but the image produced is distorted
What causes funny mirrors to be distorted?
Because of the light rays and the uneven surface
Why does refraction cause firemen problems?
The heat bends the light, causing objects to look distorted, and therefore the fireman's pathway. Just like the light above a radiator is distorted by its heat because light travels slower in heat.
What causes stars moons and other celestial bodies to sometimes appear distorted when veiwed from the surface of the earth?
Light given off by those objects are distorted by our atmosphere.
What is the branch of math which studies characteristics of objects which remain unchanged after the objects have been distorted?
it starts with a t
Is light absorbed by near by object as it disintegrates?
only part of light its absorbed by nearby objects, that part that causes decay on the surface of the objects 'radiation' part of light the rest turns back into raw energy.
The light from distant stars and other objects can be distorted in many ways which type of optical telescope best avoids the problem caused by distortion?
Space Telescope such as the Hubble Space Telescope
A mercator projection is distorted near the?
north and south poles
Where are land masses distorted on a gnomonic projection?
near the poles
What happens if a person goes near the milky way galaxy?
Well, all known people ARE inside the Milky Way galaxy. However, if we go near other celestial objects inside the milky way, such as black-holes, and supernovas, we would surely get fried/distorted by the huge amounts of gamma radiation and the immense gravity of these objects.
When eye focuses on near objects is the degree of refraction of light entering the eye increase or decreased?
decreased
Which celestial objects are prime candidates to be studied in near infrared light?
Cool red giant stars
Which celestial objects are prime candidates to be studied in near-infrared light?
Cool red giant stars
What map is distorted near the poles.?
the one that spells "your mom loves me"
