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What requirement on the size of apertures or obstacles relative to the wavelength of…
PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Waves · Waves
Problem
What requirement on the size of apertures or obstacles relative to the wavelength of visible light must be satisfied for geometric (ray) optics to be a valid approximation?
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