Refraction of water waves in the wave trough
Experiment no.: 5.9.1
A rod that dips into water periodically produces flat water waves that are refracted at barriers lying in the water.
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Refraction of water waves
Plane wave front
Spherical wave
Superposition of spherical waves
Calculation of interference
Intensity as a function of the angle
Diffraction at slit
Huygens' principle and law of reflection
Huygens' principle and law of refraction
Fermat's principle and law of refraction
Refraction and total reflection
Water wave travelling to the right
Water waves of various amplitudes
Group and phase velocity
Group and phase velocity