Exploring Fresnel diffraction at a straight edge with a neural network
Physics Education
2022-04-20 v1
Abstract
We describe a research project carried out with a group of undergraduate physics students and aimed at exploring the use of a neural network to study a classical problem in wave optics whose analytical solution is well known: the diffraction of light by the straight edge of an opaque semi-infinite screen. Through this exposure to machine learning, the students were able to appreciate the basic steps involved in a machine-learning process.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2201.03431,
title = {Exploring Fresnel diffraction at a straight edge with a neural network},
author = {Christophe Finot and Sonia Boscolo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.03431},
year = {2022}
}