Paths of Least Time for Quantum Scale and a New Geometrical Interpretation of Light Diffraction
General Physics
2014-11-04 v2 History and Philosophy of Physics
Abstract
In this paper, a geometrical interpretation of light diffraction is given using an infinity of fluctuating geodesics that represent paths of least time in an homogeneous space. Without using the wave theory, we provide a geometrical explanation of the deviation of light's overall direction from rectilinear when light encounters edges, apertures and screens, which reconciles light particle-like nature with the interference phenomena.
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@article{arxiv.1409.4257,
title = {Paths of Least Time for Quantum Scale and a New Geometrical Interpretation of Light Diffraction},
author = {Faycal Ben Adda},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.4257},
year = {2014}
}
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17 Pages, 16 Figures, registered in INPI with the numbers 511206/511149, 2014