Wave theory
principle · 1678 · Early modern era
Light and sound as waves (Huygens).
Principles and materials it uses
- Sound wave — uses. Sound is a wave.
What it is a kind of
- Doppler effect — includes. A wave phenomenon.
- Polarization of light — includes. A property of transverse waves.
- Resonance — includes. An oscillation phenomenon.
- Electromagnetic waves — includes. Waves.
- String vibration — includes. Standing waves.