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...ation. In particular, evanescent waves can occur in the [[contexts]] of: [[optics]] and other forms of [[electromagnetic]] [[radiation]], [[acoustics]], [[qu

...al]] shape (or other characteristic) of an object, [[image]], [[sound]], [[wave]]form or other form of [[information]] or representation. Distortion is usu ==Optics==

...light with [[matter]]. Optics explains optical [[phenomena]]. The word ''optics'' comes from ''ὀπτική'', meaning ''appearance'' or ''look'' in ancie ...phenomena depend on the [[quantum]] nature of light relating some areas of optics to [[quantum mechanics]]. In practice, the vast majority of optical phenome

...volving the [[phase]] of the [[wave]]).[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_(optics)]

*2. ''[[Optics]]'': A [[transparent]] object in the [[form]] of a geometrical prism; esp. In [[optics]], a '''prism''' is a [[transparent]] optical element with flat, polished [

...action of [[light]] is the most commonly observed example, but any type of wave can refract when it interacts with a medium, for example when [[sound]] wav :v1 and v2 are the wave velocities through the respective media.

...ime]], usually with transference of [[energy]]. A [[mechanical]] wave is a wave that propagates or travels through a [[medium]] due to the restoring [[forc ...nd sufficient characteristics that qualify a [[phenomenon]] to be called a wave is, at least, flexible.

...pedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_radiation electromagnetic radiation] of a [[wave]]length that is visible to the [[human]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarization_(waves) Polarization] or direction of [[wave]] oscillation.

Reflections may occur in a number of wave and particle phenomena; these include [[acoustics|acoustic]] (as in common ...ctric-conductor or dielectric-dielectric media, the phase of the reflected wave may or may not be inverted, respectively.

...designed for visible light; however, mirrors designed for other types of [[wave]]s or other wavelengths of [[electromagnetic]] radiation are also used, esp # Dr. Mahmoud Al Deek. "Ibn Al-Haitham: Master of Optics, Mathematics, Physics and Medicine, Al Shindagah, November-December 2004.