Diffraction

Diffraction

1. Any bending of light by means other than reflection and refraction

2. A property of all kinds of waves including sound and light waves

   • • Smaller openings produce greater diffraction

3. is not confirmed to narrow slits or to openings in general but can be seen around the edges of all shadows

4. If the size of an object is about the same wavelength of light, diffraction blurs the image

   • If the object is smaller than the wavelenght of light, no structure can be seen
     • The entire image is lost, due to diffraction