Coherence expresses the potential for two waves to interfere. Two monochromatic beams from a single source always interfere.: 286 Wave sources are not...
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a united whole. More specifically, coherence, coherency, or coherent may refer to the following: Coherence (physics), an ideal property of waves that enables...
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In physics, atomic coherence is the induced coherence between levels of a multi-level atomic system and an electromagnetic field. The internal state of...
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Mutual coherence can refer to: Mutual coherence (physics), sinusoidal waves which exhibit a constant phase relationship Mutual coherence (linear algebra)...
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In physics, coherence length is the propagation distance over which a coherent wave (e.g. an electromagnetic wave) maintains a specified degree of coherence...
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Wave interference (redirect from Interference (Physics))
to the source and measured. Active noise control Beat (acoustics) Coherence (physics) Diffraction Haidinger fringes Interference lithography Interference...
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diffractive optics, low-coherence interferometry, optical coherence tomography, and near-field microscopy. Research in optical physics places an emphasis on...
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unsolved problems grouped into broad areas of physics. Some of the major unsolved problems in physics are theoretical, meaning that existing theories...
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In physics, coherence theory is the study of optical effects arising from partially coherent light and radio sources. Partially coherent sources are sources...
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statistical and coherence properties – the ability of waves to interfere – of electromagnetic radiation, like optical light. Higher order coherence or n-th order...
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Superposition principle (redirect from Superposition principle (physics))
(acoustics) Coherence (physics) Convolution Green's function Impulse response Interference Quantum superposition The Penguin Dictionary of Physics, ed. Valerie...
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Quantum biology (redirect from Quantum coherence in photosynthesis)
The Role of Quantum Coherence in Systems of Various Complexities. Institute for Theoretical, Atomic and Molecular and Optical Physics, Harvard-Smithsonian...
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in Physics (Swedish: Nobelpriset i fysik) is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of physics. It...
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superconducting qubits with coherence times up to several 100 μs. Physics portal Atomic coherence Temporal coherence Degree of coherence Precision measurements...
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Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a high-resolution imaging technique with most of its applications in medicine and biology. OCT uses coherent near-infrared...
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aircraft power system. Active sound design Adaptive noise cancelling Coherence (physics) Noise-canceling microphone The average head is about 21.5 cm (8.5 in)...
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Quantum mechanics (redirect from Quantum Physics)
and below the scale of atoms.: 1.1 It is the foundation of all quantum physics, which includes quantum chemistry, quantum field theory, quantum technology...
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Index of optics articles (category Physics-related lists)
Chrominance Circle of confusion Circular dichroism Coherence length Coherence (physics) Coherence time Collimated light Color Colorimetry Color science...
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Laser (section Laser physics)
also have high temporal coherence, which permits them to emit light with a very narrow frequency spectrum. Temporal coherence can also be used to produce...
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problem Phase spectrum Phase velocity Phasor Polarization (waves) Coherence (physics), the quality of a wave to display a well defined phase relationship...
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Physical system (redirect from System (physics))
meaning of system, such as a particular machine. In the study of quantum coherence, the "system" may refer to the microscopic properties of an object (e...
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Philosophy of information Philosophy of physics Quantum information Quantum entanglement Coherence (physics) Quantum decoherence EPR paradox Quantum...
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parameters, which are thus plotted on (or beneath) it. Coherence (physics)#Polarization and coherence Photon polarization Chipman, R.A.; Lam, W.S.T.; Young...
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Relational quantum mechanics (section Coherence)
properties as well. Coherence (physics) Measurement in quantum mechanics Measurement problem Philosophy of information Philosophy of physics Quantum decoherence...
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Dephasing (category Mesoscopic physics)
In physics, dephasing is a mechanism that recovers classical behaviour from a quantum system. It refers to the ways in which coherence caused by perturbation...
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only if every derived unit of the system is coherent. The concept of coherence was developed in the mid-nineteenth century by, amongst others, Kelvin...
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In mathematics, and particularly category theory, a coherence condition is a collection of conditions requiring that various compositions of elementary...
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Interferometry (section Physics and astronomy)
apparatus due to its low coherence length. This was an early example of the use of white light to resolve the "2 pi ambiguity". In physics, one of the most important...
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Medical physics deals with the application of the concepts and methods of physics to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases with a...
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remote transmitter uses a phase-locked loop. Algebraic connectivity Coherence (physics) Kuramoto model Synchronization (alternating current) Sync by S. H...
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