One theory describing this phenomenon predicts an intensity distribution proportional to the square of the sinc function.
One theory describing this phenomenon predicts an intensity distribution proportional to the square of the sinc function. The pattern produced by this effect is the same as that produced by the complementary body according to Babinet's principle. The first zero of the sinc function helps define a limit by which a system is limited by this phenomenon. One version of this phenomenon produces a feature of angular size approximately equal to 1.22 times lambda over D, called the Airy disk; that version occurs through a circular aperture. Huygens principle is often used to study this phenomenon, which occurs when light shines through an opening of any kind. For 10 points, name this phenomenon in which a wave bends around an object.
One theory describing this phenomenon predicts an intensity distribution proportional to the square of the sinc function.
diffraction