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Q: Does diffraction cause dimonds and other gems to sparkle?
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What is define the property of letting light pass through something?

refraction and diffraction refraction is when light passes through it bends but diffraction is that light finds an opening to pass through while other waves bounce off


Can photons diffract?

Yes and no. If you're really talking about just one photon, and say you're going to shoot it a two-slit apparatus and measure where it winds up somewhere beyond the slits, you will only measure one impact position - you won't really see a 'diffraction pattern' because there's only one photon. In some sense, however, there is a diffraction pattern. The bizarre quantum-mechanical 'photon' is described by a wave function that basically can give us probabilities that the photon will hit any point on your detector. This wave function will go partially through both slits, and the resulting wave function on the other side WILL exhibit an interference pattern (!). This diffraction pattern will show itself if you fire photons singly through the slits, i.e. fire one, wait a bit, and fire another. Even though the photons are spaced so that they aren't directly interfering with each other, they will build up a diffraction pattern on the other side because of the diffraction pattern in each photon's individual wave function.


How do refraction and diffraction differ?

diffraction is a phenomenon in which a ray of light bents through sharp edges whose dimension is comparable to the wavelength of light...whereas in scattering a mixture of lights splits up into its component colours with help of refraction.


What is the disadvantage of diffraction?

disadvantages of light refraction


When waves continueously interfere with each other?

i think it called diffraction. and i bet that's letter L. ehh ehh am i right? lol

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