dual nature of electromagnetic waves

Light has been regarded as waves to explain the phenomena of reflection, refraction, diffraction etc. However in 1905, Albert Einstein suggested that light has a dual character, which means, it can behave as a particle as well as a wave. It was observed that some of th..

Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation - Light has been regarded as waves to explain the phenomena of reflection, refraction, diffraction etc. However in 1905, Albert Einstein suggested that light has a dual character, which means, it can behave as a particle as..

In 1856, James Clark Maxwell proposed that light and other forms of radiant energy propagate themselves in the form of waves, through space. These waves have electric and magnetic fields associated with them and are called electromagnetic waves or ..

In 1856, James Clark Maxwell proposed that light and other forms of radiant energy propagate themselves in the form of waves, through space. These waves have electric and magnetic fields associated with them and are called electromagnetic waves or electr..

These are waves that can pass through vacuum in addition to passing through matter. In other words, a material medium is not necessary for their propagation. They consist of periodic variations of electric and magnetic fields at right angles to each other and also at right angles to the ..

Depending upon their propagation in a medium, the waves are classified as follows: Mechanical waves or elastic waves and Electromagnetic waves..

A mechanical wave is a periodic disturbance, which requires a material medium (solid, liquid or gas) for its propagation. These waves are also known as elastic waves because their propagation depends upon the elastic properties of the medium through which they pa..

In 1924, de Broglie's suggested that all material objects including an electron have a dual character; they behave as particles as well as waves. The wavelength associated with a particle of mass 'm', moving with velocity 'v' is given by de Broglie's relation as: The discover..

..

..