Physics A-Level
Huygens’ construction
What Huygens’ construction means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Huygens’ construction
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Every point on a wavefront acts as a source of secondary wavelets whose envelope gives the next wavefront.
Topics that use Huygens’ construction
- Newton’s corpuscular theory of light (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Theory change in physics
- Authority in science
- Corpuscles
- Interference and diffraction
- Scientific method and evidence
- The aether and the medium for light
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