Diffraction: Why Does It Happen? (Physics Explained for Beginners)

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  • Опубликовано: 7 янв 2025

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  • @inejunta6569
    @inejunta6569 Год назад +79

    I love it when you just find a random video of someone that understands something enough to be able to simplify it

  • @JustMoseyinAround
    @JustMoseyinAround 4 года назад +240

    *Dude, I just read the Huygens' Principle in my textbook like three times... I just grasped it now with your explanation. Thanks a bunch.*

    • @fadhilshiddiq2231
      @fadhilshiddiq2231 3 года назад +4

      Same its really difficult to understand it through textbook

  • @upandatom
    @upandatom 4 года назад +363

    Great channel you have a talent for explaining :)

  • @DonnyPUtama
    @DonnyPUtama 4 года назад +262

    0:07 "The outbreak shall not be named"
    0:16 "In this video ill take.... ***** outbreak"
    Well thats only 9 seconds..

    • @kayrstar8965
      @kayrstar8965 4 года назад +9

      It sounds Voldemortish

    • @imanabu5862
      @imanabu5862 4 года назад +4

      @@kayrstar8965 exactly!

    • @ankanbasak1488
      @ankanbasak1488 3 года назад +2

      Was about to make this comment…😂

  • @ganeshmurmu2338
    @ganeshmurmu2338 3 года назад +17

    Wow man, you have got some serious skills of explaining, This is what everyone wants from a teacher that is explaining everything from scratch, not expecting from the student to have any knowledge, please never discontinue this

  • @nellypetrov4770
    @nellypetrov4770 4 года назад +45

    My goodness thank you so much for making this. Trying to explain Huygen's construction is one of the most painful things I've ever had to teach.

    • @alakh2472
      @alakh2472 2 года назад

      Right....most hard thing for BANGLADESHI students ever

    • @study877
      @study877 2 года назад

      @@alakh2472 are Bangladeshi student's brains fried or something? why would Huygen's wave principle be the one that's so hard for them to understand

  • @TruthWillSF
    @TruthWillSF 4 года назад +74

    currently IAM doing bsc in physics from RUclips university. thank you

    • @shrivarshini4681
      @shrivarshini4681 4 года назад +6

      same its fun knowing all this when u in highschool XD

    • @TruthWillSF
      @TruthWillSF 4 года назад +2

      @@shrivarshini4681 😁👍

    • @chinmaykrishna6485
      @chinmaykrishna6485 4 года назад +2

      @@shrivarshini4681 It's more fun when you know it in middle school.

    • @theoenomelphilosopher8687
      @theoenomelphilosopher8687 4 года назад +5

      @@chinmaykrishna6485 too bad i totally hated physics in middle school

    • @chinmaykrishna6485
      @chinmaykrishna6485 4 года назад +7

      @@theoenomelphilosopher8687 Actually teachers make physics boring.

  • @jagannathhirave
    @jagannathhirave 9 месяцев назад +3

    This man is obnoxiously underrated. He explained diffraction in the most understandable way. Could never have understood this without ya. Thanks man ✊

  • @KOgundeji
    @KOgundeji 5 месяцев назад +1

    I've been looking everywhere all night for an explanation of diffraction through a slit and glad I didn't give up! So many videos state that diffraction just exists and don't explain why and it drove me CRAZY. Thank you so much

  • @MildSatire
    @MildSatire 3 года назад +2

    10:36 everything just clicked for me. I love beautiful “aha” moments like this. Thank you!

  • @blackmamba779
    @blackmamba779 4 месяца назад +1

    As a person who always need to visualize the ideas in order to being able to work with them I am really grateful for your explanation

  • @andrescobark
    @andrescobark 4 года назад +21

    Ok, I've watched this video several times since it came out, I think I finally got it! Nice way to put this whole diffraction concept, thanks!

    • @GenoGENOVA
      @GenoGENOVA 4 года назад

      Yes me too and still, yet if I get what is wonderfully said in this Video it will not answer your question in different scenarios like if you imagine with different wave lengths the Arc of diffraction is different : Bigger wavelengths tend to have a complete arc of diffraction while smaller wavelengths get a very small arc.
      In this video it explains it : ruclips.net/video/BH0NfVUTWG4/видео.html

  • @asmitaJ
    @asmitaJ 4 года назад +8

    This was awesome, I can't imagine how much work must go into this.

  • @selinasawan6895
    @selinasawan6895 4 года назад +11

    Thank you so much! I’ve just started a degree in diagnostic radiography (after a long time out of education) and have little physics background. This has been a really helpful resource to cement my learning. You have a great clear way of explaining, making this less complicated. Thanks again!😃

  • @muskaan5586
    @muskaan5586 2 года назад +1

    You made the concept so easy....i can't believe that this 15 minutes video made me understand the whole topic which I was trying from last 5 hours..
    Thank you its really gonna help me in my seminar.

  • @MohdIrfanZ7
    @MohdIrfanZ7 3 года назад +1

    This is the best explanation of diffraction I have ever seen.Thanks

  • @ramsesll2841
    @ramsesll2841 4 года назад +15

    Your simplistic way of describing complex things makes me dig deep into physics even if I don't belong to the field!
    Can you explain (derive) Einstein's field equations as well?

    • @overlord3481
      @overlord3481 3 года назад

      shut up

    • @ramsesll2841
      @ramsesll2841 3 года назад +1

      @@overlord3481 Calm down kiddo, Calm down

    • @overlord3481
      @overlord3481 3 года назад

      @@ramsesll2841 fight me. then i'll show you which field you truly belong in...

    • @avinashsparrow2911
      @avinashsparrow2911 3 года назад +2

      @@overlord3481 lmao LOL

    • @justalazyguy.0_0
      @justalazyguy.0_0 2 года назад

      @@overlord3481" fight me"
      We're not that advanced yet

  • @prettypirate
    @prettypirate 4 месяца назад +2

    Exceptional explanation 👏👏

  • @ΓιάννηςΝάνης-ξ5π
    @ΓιάννηςΝάνης-ξ5π 3 года назад

    Biggest Physics brain of RUclips. Thank you for existing

  • @josemanuelperezzegarra2049
    @josemanuelperezzegarra2049 Год назад +1

    Soon I'm taking the Optics exam from my physics degree and it has been really clarifying.
    Thank you very much Parth. Subscribed ;)

  • @samumaenpaa2106
    @samumaenpaa2106 4 года назад +2

    RUclipsrs like you save me from the boring teacher curse. Thank you for keeping my passion for physics alive :D

  • @siddhanth124
    @siddhanth124 3 года назад +7

    It's was extremely amazing I never get while I was reading it many times but you made so much for me to understand itt❤️

  • @alexfontaine6233
    @alexfontaine6233 Год назад

    you should get an award for this explanation. Thanks!

  • @berserker4539
    @berserker4539 3 года назад

    Thank god i found your video.
    U just taught wave optics in 15 min.
    Thank you and may god bless you.

  • @petervince8346
    @petervince8346 4 года назад

    A talented man gliding over complex subjects - enjoyable.

  • @nusaibakhan4323
    @nusaibakhan4323 8 месяцев назад

    Never got such simple explanation from anyone
    Thanks

  • @aniketsatpathy1532
    @aniketsatpathy1532 10 месяцев назад +1

    Your way of explaining is simply magic ✨
    👍

  • @geomanisgod
    @geomanisgod 4 года назад +1

    Scattering theory refers "secondary wave" as "secondary source", and it is possible to be higher order, third, fourth and so on. Very nice explanation, you are genius.

  • @1420channel
    @1420channel 2 года назад

    The best explanation!

  • @edonave
    @edonave 4 года назад +2

    The most clear explaination about this topic. Great work and thank you!

  • @anahitaabdollahi4584
    @anahitaabdollahi4584 3 года назад +1

    This was one the best educational videos I have ever seen! Thank you

  • @aaradhyaneti320
    @aaradhyaneti320 11 месяцев назад

    This is exactly what I was looking for, LITERALLY. This world needs more explanations like this.
    Generally, what we learn in school only covers how things are, but not WHY they are the way they are. I know that it's not always easy to understand the Whys and sometimes it's best to be understood once we have command over the basic concepts, which we'll eventually build, but I still can't help but explore. Videos like this show that it's still possible to have a basic conceptual understanding of these things.
    Most explanations online just throw a bunch of complicated words to sound smart, but don't have much substance. This video was AMAZING though. It PERFECTLY explained everything coherently and the visuals were great! Now, THIS is how explanations are supposed to be.
    I'm going to go binge watch all your videos now😭
    Also random, but I want to be doing the same thing in the future. I want to explain all these fascinating concepts from scratch in a way that makes people feel "Aha! so that's how it works". That feeling of understanding something makes me tear up (tears of joy ofc)

  • @sukursukur3617
    @sukursukur3617 3 года назад

    As soon as i saw the title, i subscribed. I love first principle questioning

  • @zakirreshi6737
    @zakirreshi6737 4 года назад

    Finally you helped me in understanding ...Huygens principles and why light bends at corners... thanks very much

  • @rohitkhadka2001
    @rohitkhadka2001 3 года назад

    Amazing video. I can't get better than this. Explained every concepts simply. Support from a Nepali

  • @huwaiidahayaat
    @huwaiidahayaat 9 месяцев назад +2

    i am not even a high school student. I recently passed 9th grade but still was able to understand.
    P.S : I am good but not an excellent student in this subject.
    THANKS A BUNCHHHHH

  • @sumitkumar-el3kc
    @sumitkumar-el3kc 4 года назад +4

    So glad I found this channel ❤️❤️❤️.

  • @littlefanbigfan4122
    @littlefanbigfan4122 3 года назад +3

    wow, what a nice channel! You explained everything in such a clean, clear and to-the-point way! Thumb up and subscribed! Would you explain polarization?

  • @sachinthafernando6611
    @sachinthafernando6611 3 года назад

    You should be my physics teacher. You'r the definition of amazing at explaining things.

  • @JahangirAlom-gj8je
    @JahangirAlom-gj8je 3 года назад +2

    It was awesome 👍 physics can be described without maths, u've just proved it.

  • @fahmidaafreen9855
    @fahmidaafreen9855 2 года назад

    This video is just so amazinggggg!!! I have fallen in love with waves...tysm!

  • @georgeflemetakis8496
    @georgeflemetakis8496 3 года назад

    You are the definition of Physics Teacher! Thank you so much!

  • @weekendresearcher
    @weekendresearcher 4 года назад

    One of the best of all your uploads

  • @outsideworld76
    @outsideworld76 4 года назад +1

    Great video, I wasn't aware of this explanation for the explanation of diffraction. Food for thought 😁

  • @oisheebanerjee2793
    @oisheebanerjee2793 4 года назад +14

    Hey Parth! Amazing video, as always :) I have a fundamental question - Hyugen makes the basic assumption that each point on the peak is a secondary wave source. Considering the fact that the rest of the principle relies on this, on what basis did he make this assumption?
    What is its validity?

    • @gaudiumlex9929
      @gaudiumlex9929 2 года назад +1

      Because intuition + it is consistent geometrically. Divide a circle's circumference into infinite points and draw smaller circles with each of those points as new centers. Now, draw tangents to each of those small circles, what you will get is bigger circle that is concentric and larger to the one we started with. This is nothing but a new way of drawing concentric circles and waves propagate in concentric circles in a medium (regular observation). So, in this way treating each point on a wave front (circle) as secondary sources of new wavelets is consistent mathematically. In simple terms, a good thing to bet on.

    • @PassingThrough1972
      @PassingThrough1972 2 года назад

      I had the same thought. I think it begs the question. What really is the wave?

    • @marspalk7611
      @marspalk7611 Год назад

      ​@@PassingThrough1972disturbance propagating in transverse direction or in longitudinal direction.

  • @MuhammadAhmad096
    @MuhammadAhmad096 4 года назад +16

    Question:
    What happens at the ends of the waves, where there is no oncoming wave to interfere?
    Because if there's no interference there then diffraction should happen everywhere during propagation, not only at slits.

    • @jacksonzheng3103
      @jacksonzheng3103 4 года назад +12

      In this model, the ends of the wave are assumed to be a cutout of a bigger picture of the actual wave. the actual wave would be round like a wifi symbol but this model describes what happens at a point or a small section of the wave similar to the tangent of a circle. Hopes that makes a bit more sense. Also you are right in terms of the fact that wave do spread out in nature but the term diffraction is only used to describe the further spreading out of waves as it passes through a slit or opening of some kind.

    • @aarnavsood28
      @aarnavsood28 2 года назад +3

      i had the same question, and @Jackson Zheng's answer explained it to me, was hoping to find someone with this doubt in the comments as I did not know how to articulate it :P

    • @vojtareichl
      @vojtareichl 2 года назад +1

      @@aarnavsood28 yes, I've had the same problem xD

    • @Bob-my6jy
      @Bob-my6jy Год назад

      @@jacksonzheng3103 thank you very much, I do think it would be better to add that to the main explanation

  • @theweebandrea6008
    @theweebandrea6008 3 месяца назад

    Wow, thank you so much. I am just learning about the huygens-frenell principle so this was very usefull!

  • @OneWithStars
    @OneWithStars 5 месяцев назад

    A wonderful and clear explanation! Thank you!

  • @venkataramanarishikesan8104
    @venkataramanarishikesan8104 4 года назад +1

    Hey Parth! I really love the way you make things seem simple! Would love to see your perspectives on reciprocal space soon! Take care :)

  • @prarthanabidare1678
    @prarthanabidare1678 3 года назад

    It's amazing the way you have made these things so simple!
    Thank you !

  • @esharahman4648
    @esharahman4648 3 года назад +1

    LOVED the explanation!

  • @tinkeringlabplus2516
    @tinkeringlabplus2516 2 года назад

    The best description I have ever seen. Simply great.👍

  • @ayooluwakolawole
    @ayooluwakolawole 4 года назад +1

    This was extremely well done, and very comprehensible. Thank you so much!

  •  2 года назад

    The best description I saw, thanks my friend

  • @Cans9594
    @Cans9594 2 года назад +1

    U da best. The way u teach is exceptional. Not all heros wear cap.

  • @ec6093
    @ec6093 4 года назад +1

    You made it easy to understand, thanks!

  • @samiajesinahona8393
    @samiajesinahona8393 9 месяцев назад

    What an explanation Parth!

  • @naveensagar2408
    @naveensagar2408 4 года назад

    CLEAR CUT EXPLANATION SIR! THANKS A LOT.

  • @madhurikumari7655
    @madhurikumari7655 2 года назад

    After seeing your video now I am able to understand diffraction after 7 years

  • @johnjordan3552
    @johnjordan3552 3 года назад

    Thank you I am at high school and this magical phenomenon was buggin at me for months now!

    • @johnjordan3552
      @johnjordan3552 3 года назад

      p.s. I watched the whole video, and now am convinced whole physics is a sham. Hooray maths, damn you natural so called laws. Hopefully Wolframalpha's so called fundamental theory don't turn out to be a sham too, so we can have some definitive stuff

  • @bookworm3910
    @bookworm3910 3 года назад

    Congratulation Parth for 100k subscribers ! Big day for you and for us who constantly look forward for your videos 😊

  • @rajeevsharma3162
    @rajeevsharma3162 4 года назад

    just amazing👌best video on diffraction

  • @madhdamm2888
    @madhdamm2888 4 года назад

    You explained it very well.Taught every corner of it very clearly.....I subscribed you. Thanks a lot..

  • @adbanerjee9888
    @adbanerjee9888 4 года назад

    Fantastic stuff Parth.

  • @live2discover639
    @live2discover639 3 года назад

    Awesome bro, great way to spread your knowledge, I have understood now

  • @ccsnd77
    @ccsnd77 Год назад

    Great explanation! Well done!

  • @davidthomas5077
    @davidthomas5077 4 года назад

    I love the setup behind you!

  • @RyanJumarPantoja
    @RyanJumarPantoja 3 года назад

    thanks for the simple yet detailed explanation of diffraction.. ❤❤❤

  • @IliasManCity
    @IliasManCity 4 года назад

    Very good explanation and especially the visualization)

  • @lucyblake8184
    @lucyblake8184 3 года назад

    such a good explanation! so helpful:)

  • @monalisamallick9426
    @monalisamallick9426 3 года назад

    very nice explanation. thanks for the video. Great work, keep going!

  • @niil0y
    @niil0y 2 года назад

    Glad youtube helped me finding you.
    Hearts.

  • @ethanmoyo4890
    @ethanmoyo4890 3 года назад

    I liked,jus because you have timestamps
    And because the video was super helpful,but the moment I saw timestamps I liked

  • @coltonboxell1960
    @coltonboxell1960 2 года назад

    This was so concise!

  • @harrypounds456
    @harrypounds456 4 года назад

    dude your channel is gonna blow up

  • @OMRANKHAN-pl4sy
    @OMRANKHAN-pl4sy 8 месяцев назад

    this man is a god send

  • @yatinsai7960
    @yatinsai7960 4 года назад

    Bro you got some serious talent 🙏🙏🙏 Too good explanation

  • @stvp68
    @stvp68 3 года назад

    Nicely done-very clear!

  • @Ummmoks
    @Ummmoks 3 года назад

    Thank you for this explanation. I was wondering though, why the wave bends but then it seems as if it starts to be straight again

  • @SidneyPratt
    @SidneyPratt 2 года назад

    Thanks, makes it somewhat clearer.

  • @malayalamkingston
    @malayalamkingston 3 года назад

    Awesome explanation Sir.Keep up your great work.Thank you.

  • @ChannelSRL1
    @ChannelSRL1 4 года назад +8

    What about the conservation of momentum? How is momentum created to propagate a wave in the opposite direction?

    • @Ottmar555
      @Ottmar555 4 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/c9AePvHDvIo/видео.html

    • @ChannelSRL1
      @ChannelSRL1 4 года назад

      @@Ottmar555 At MIT do you get extra credit for staying awake for an entire lecture?

    • @Simonjose7258
      @Simonjose7258 4 года назад

      Light, i.e. photons, have no mass. Massless particles have to travel at the speed of Causality. The speed of electromagnetic radiation is the fastest speed that an electric wave can effect a magnetic wave and in turn effect an electric wave. The opposite magnetic and electric polarities propel each other. Like a water wave that goes up and down due to the forces of gravity and the water particles next to each other, pulling the next one along, the oscillating negative and positive charges along with the changing magnetic polarities of the electromagnetic wave, propagate and propel that wave at the speed of Causality. C, which happens to also be the speed of light! (I'm pretty sure 🤯🤦‍♂️😅)

    • @Simonjose7258
      @Simonjose7258 4 года назад

      Also, a moving electrical charge will produce a magnetic field.

    • @Ottmar555
      @Ottmar555 4 года назад

      @@ChannelSRL1 I dunno. Watch from 47 minutes if you're impatient.

  • @viviankris9939
    @viviankris9939 4 года назад

    Thanx for the time stamps, really useful

  • @KatDiedAgain
    @KatDiedAgain 3 года назад

    Wow, thank you so much. I don't learn well with textbooks, and this really helped me understand.

  • @evanparshall1323
    @evanparshall1323 4 года назад

    Wow what a fantastic explanation!

  • @omsingharjit
    @omsingharjit 3 года назад +1

    11:15 but this could be happen without any slit as that lines also have a ends ?

  • @nm5641
    @nm5641 3 года назад

    You made an awesome explanation. Loved it

  • @nimishdudhe4449
    @nimishdudhe4449 4 года назад +1

    Great Channel Buddy💜

  • @hongcheechong4767
    @hongcheechong4767 2 года назад

    Awesome video, wonderful explanation

  • @manostsili7376
    @manostsili7376 2 года назад

    Oh my god you are so talented and genius!

  • @brendanfan3245
    @brendanfan3245 2 года назад

    you are such a talented scientist, and should be much more subscribers。。

  • @karrarx2084
    @karrarx2084 4 года назад +4

    Amazing video as always. I understood most of it but what confused me was why in the primary waves (in the diagram you drew they are the lines) do not have bend towards their ends as well. Moreover, there are other points of constructive interference (of the secondary waves), which also form a line- what do they represent?

    • @En_theo
      @En_theo 4 года назад

      Also, the first wave after the slit is not round but flat with round borders... I wonder if we get that same shape in reality too ?

    • @arvindupadhye6172
      @arvindupadhye6172 4 года назад

      Well, the primary plane waves actually stretch infinitely on either sides.. only the part that hits near the slit is shown in the diagram.

    • @En_theo
      @En_theo 4 года назад

      @@arvindupadhye6172
      But do we obtain that shape in reality just near the slit ? Or is too hard to measure precisely ?

  • @sumant9120
    @sumant9120 4 года назад +1

    I'm in 10th Class and can understand everything. Pease keep inspiring students like ous and keep up the good work. Hats off to your explanation. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @mryan2010
    @mryan2010 3 года назад

    Your explanations are great.

  • @hqs9585
    @hqs9585 3 года назад

    Excellent lecture! This is from a High Energy physicist

  • @somenn.s3977
    @somenn.s3977 4 года назад

    Superb,Partha....Carry on....

  • @danushtv1807
    @danushtv1807 4 года назад +1

    I am new to this channel and love this kind of videos hope you will be making more such videos
    I am in grade 12 so this kind of videos really helps enhance my understanding of physics.
    Thanks a lot😁😁

  • @shahahahahad
    @shahahahahad Год назад

    Thank you! amazingly explained.

  • @abhinandanangra
    @abhinandanangra 4 года назад +2

    Well u said that distance between two crests is a trough, but I think it's half the wavelength of the wave.( At 1:49) Correct me if I'm wrong.
    Also, could you please make a video explaining and defining states in the quantum world and how it is different from classical mechanics+ how an experiment and the act of measuring it effects the state in quantum system and how n a classical system.
    Please give it a thought.

    • @vinodgarg997
      @vinodgarg997 4 года назад +1

      Yes you are correct that's must be half

  • @ahsokatano9927
    @ahsokatano9927 3 года назад

    Such a great video good job!!!!