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Wave optics

Fraunhofer interference and diffraction; optional two-dimensional wave solver.

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What happens

Fraunhofer interference and diffraction; optional two-dimensional wave solver.
I/I₁(0) = sinc²(β) [sin(Nγ)/sin γ]²; I(0)/I₁(0) = N²

Equations used in the module
Equations
β = πa sin θ/λ; γ = πd sin θ/λ
I/I₁(0) = sinc²(β) [sin(Nγ)/sin γ]²; I(0)/I₁(0) = N²
0 < a ≤ d; d sin θ = mλ
a sin θ = mλ, m ≠ 0: I = 0
u_tt = c²(u_xx+u_yy); cΔt√(1/Δx²+1/Δy²) ≤ 1

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