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− | The conventional depiction of light as a transverse wave is misleading. A series of gedanken experiments has led to the conclusion that light propagates as other waves, as three-dimensional wave fronts through a supporting medium. This view of light might eliminate many epicycles in modern physics.[[Category:Scientific Paper]] | + | The conventional depiction of light as a transverse wave is misleading. A series of gedanken experiments has led to the conclusion that light propagates as other waves, as three-dimensional wave fronts through a supporting medium. This view of light might eliminate many epicycles in modern physics. |
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Title | The Shape of Light |
Author(s) | Leslee A Kulba |
Keywords | dual-nature, electromagnetic radiation, Hertzian waves, light, Michelson-Morley, oscillating dipole |
Published | 1998 |
Journal | Electric Spacecraft Journal |
Number | 27 |
Pages | 26-29 |
Abstract
The conventional depiction of light as a transverse wave is misleading. A series of gedanken experiments has led to the conclusion that light propagates as other waves, as three-dimensional wave fronts through a supporting medium. This view of light might eliminate many epicycles in modern physics.