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At last, the light wave had a mathematical footing where it was simply a consequence of electricity and magnetism, an inevitable result of a self-consistent theory. Later in the 1800s, Maxwell’s theory of electromagnetism allowed us to derive a form of charge-free radiation: an electromagnetic wave that travels at the speed of light.
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The original experiment was performed by Francois Arago. Note the extraordinary validation of Fresnel's wave theory of light prediction: that a bright, central spot would appear in the shadow cast by the sphere, verifying the "absurd" prediction of the wave theory of light. The results of an experiment, showcased using laser light around a spherical object, with the actual. In subsequent years, scientists began to uncover some of the more counterintuitive wave properties of light, such as an experiment where monochromatic light shines around a sphere, creating not only a wave-like pattern on the outside of the sphere, but a central peak in the middle of the shadow as well.
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That same wave-like pattern shows up for light, as first noted by Thomas Young in a series of experiments performed over 200 years ago. This combination of an interference pattern - with alternating regions of constructive (additive) and destructive (subtractive) interference - is a hallmark of wave behavior.
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At other locations, the ripples cancel one another out, leaving the water perfectly flat even as the ripples go by. At some locations, the ripples will add up, creating larger magnitude ripples than a single wave alone would permit. If you take a tank filled with water and create waves in it, and then set up a barrier with two “slits” that allow the waves on one side to pass through to the other, you’ll notice that the ripples interfere with one another.