specular

Examples of specular in the following topics:

• Refraction and Magnification

  • This effect is what is responsible for mirages seen on hot days where the changing index of refraction of the air causes the light rays to bend creating the appearance of specular reflections in the distance (as if on the surface of a pool of water) .

• de Broglie and the Wave Nature of Matter

  • Experiments with Fresnel diffraction and specular reflection of neutral atoms confirm the application to atoms of the de Broglie hypothesis.

• The de Broglie Wavelength

  • Experiments with Fresnel diffraction and specular reflection of neutral atoms confirm the application of the de Broglie hypothesis to atoms, i.e. the existence of atomic waves that undergo diffraction, interference, and allow quantum reflection by the tails of the attractive potential.