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What did Huygens argue about the amplitude of secondary wavelets?

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What did Huygens argue about the amplitude of secondary wavelets?

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  • It is zero in all directions.

  • It is maximum in the forward direction and zero in the backward direction.

  • It is zero in the forward direction and maximum in the backward direction.

  • It is maximum in both the forward and backward directions.

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Solution

Huygens argued that secondary wavelets have maximum amplitude in the forward direction. He assumed their amplitude is zero in the backward direction.

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