Three numbers Q, U, and V that govern this property form the three axes of a Poincaré ("pwann-kah-RAY") sphere; those are three of the four Stokes parameters that describe it.
This property exhibits singularities known as C-points that are classified as stars, lemons, or monstars. Michael Berry used the hairy ball theorem to show that this property must completely vanish at four points, one of which was discovered by François Arago. The character of this property determines whether the Imbert–Fedorov or Goos–Hanchen effect will give rise to a lateral shift during total internal reflection. A wire grid array is commonly used to impart this property. Three numbers Q, U, and V that govern this property form the three axes of a Poincaré ("pwann-kah-RAY") sphere; those are three of the four Stokes parameters that describe it. A light ray reflected at Brewster's angle will have this property in a direction parallel to the reflecting surface. For 10 points, name this property of light in which the direction of electric field oscillations is constrained.
This property exhibits singularities known as C-points that are classified as stars, lemons, or monstars.
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