Huygens Wavelets

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Huygens Wavelets

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The assemblage of secondary waves asserted by Huygens to be set up at each instant at all points on the advancing surface of a wave, or phase front. </dd>
Many phenomena of wave optics can be neatly explained on this assumption ( Huygens principle) of the continual creation of new wavelets and the subsequent destructive or constructive interference between the wavelets to set up the next-imagined state of the advancing wave front. </dd>

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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use