Optics


Optics includes examination of Electromagnetic waves, geometric optics, physical optics, quantum optics, and the electromagnetic spectrum.	Sapience Home Site Map About Sapience Science Physics Electromagnetism

Optics includes examination of Electromagnetic waves, geometric optics, physical optics, quantum optics, and the electromagnetic spectrum.

Electromagnetic waves

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Geometric optics

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Physical optics

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Quantum optics

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Electromagnetic spectrum

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Frequency range (Hz)	Description
1e1 - 1e6	Long wave radio
1e6 - 1e7	AM Radio
1e7 - 1e8	TV, FM Radio
1e7 - 1e12	Short wave radio, microwaves
1e12 - 1e14	Infrared
1e14 - 1e15	Visible light
1e15 - 1e17	Ultraviolet
1e16 - 1e21	X rays
1e18 - 1e23	Gamma rays


Optics has little connection to mechanics. There is little connection to particle mechanics or rigid body mechanics, but some to nonrigid mechanics, and little to gravitation. There is a little connection to thermodynamics, including statistical mechanics, classical thermodynamics, and nonclassical thermodynamics. Other areas of electromagnetism including electrostatics, electric current, and magnetism are highly important. Electrostatics including electric charge, electric charge distribution, electric force, electric field, electric potential, electric flux, capacitance, and electrical properties of matter is connected. Relativity and quantum theory are also connected. The the structure of matter including subatomic physics, atomic physics, molecular physics, bulk matter, and exotic matter has some connections.	Links to other sites Not yet included.
Chemistry including substances, changes, and systems demonstrates principles of optics. Astronomy including cosmology, galactic astronomy, stellar astronomy, and solar system astronomy also demonstrates many principles. Earth science, and biology are also connected, though these provide more examples than fundamental principles. Personal studies such as the human body, psychology, and biography may be useful in optics. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups are is only slightly useful. Culture including mterial culture, conceptual culture, and behavioral culture will be significant. Institutions including families, eduction, economics, government, and religion will also be useful. Sociology including social structure and change, communities, and peoples of the world will be connected. The history of this subject will also be considered. Studies of it during prehistory and antiquity are not known. It was studied some in classical and medieval times, but most of its development has been modern. The future is obscure.

Optics has little connection to mechanics. There is little connection to particle mechanics or rigid body mechanics, but some to nonrigid mechanics, and little to gravitation. There is a little connection to thermodynamics, including statistical mechanics, classical thermodynamics, and nonclassical thermodynamics. Other areas of electromagnetism including electrostatics, electric current, and magnetism are highly important. Electrostatics including electric charge, electric charge distribution, electric force, electric field, electric potential, electric flux, capacitance, and electrical properties of matter is connected. Relativity and quantum theory are also connected. The the structure of matter including subatomic physics, atomic physics, molecular physics, bulk matter, and exotic matter has some connections.

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Not yet included.

Chemistry including substances, changes, and systems demonstrates principles of optics. Astronomy including cosmology, galactic astronomy, stellar astronomy, and solar system astronomy also demonstrates many principles. Earth science, and biology are also connected, though these provide more examples than fundamental principles.

Personal studies such as the human body, psychology, and biography may be useful in optics. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups are is only slightly useful. Culture including mterial culture, conceptual culture, and behavioral culture will be significant. Institutions including families, eduction, economics, government, and religion will also be useful. Sociology including social structure and change, communities, and peoples of the world will be connected. The history of this subject will also be considered. Studies of it during prehistory and antiquity are not known. It was studied some in classical and medieval times, but most of its development has been modern. The future is obscure.