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A straight look at DiffractionA deeper look into the field of diffraction. This phenomenon has been studied for a long time by prominent scientists like Issac Newton and Huygen. A little more about the diffraction theory and its history, with examples that make us more aware of this field. Light is normally considered to be traveling in straight lines, and for all practical purposes it does. Because of this property, any obstacle in the path of light casts a shadow. If light travels exactly along straight lines, the shadow must have the exact geometric shape of the obstacle. On closer examination, however, it is found that even the sharpest shadow is blurred sli
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