Why is there no Poisson spot in a solar eclipse?

Autor: Kinnunen, Jami J.
Rok vydání: 2024
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
Popis: The Poisson spot is a fascinating lecture demonstration. Its simple explanation can lead to further questions, not only the one posed in the title, but also questions such as why the simple model that considers only light passing just outside the spherical object is successful. The Huygens-Fresnel diffraction model is applied to answer these questions.
Comment: Accepted to American Journal of Physics
Databáze: arXiv