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Huygens–Fresnel principle

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The Huygens–Fresnel principle is a fundamental concept in the field of wave optics that describes how waves propagate and interfere. Named after Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens and later expanded by the French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, the principle provides a way to analyze the propagation of wavefronts, such as light waves.

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