1 thought on “Sketch the wavefront that will emerge from a distance source of light like a star.”
The portion of the wavefront of light from a distance star intercepited by the earth: Since a small area on the bourface of s a large sphere is nearly planar, so the portion of the wavefront of light from a distance star intercepted by the earth is a plane wavefront.
The portion of the wavefront of light from a distance star intercepited by the earth: Since a small area on the bourface of s a large sphere is nearly planar, so the portion of the wavefront of light from a distance star intercepted by the earth is a plane wavefront.