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A simple, yet spectacularly beautiful demonstration of one of the main phenomena in wave optics with easily obtainable equipment. The beauty of physics demonstrated with a simple CD.
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This short paper shows an easy way to demonstrate a basic wave-optics phenomenon with spectacularly beautiful effects. It would be great for teachers or parents trying to get their children to like physics.
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This page is a summary of: White-light diffraction with a CD, Physics Education, May 2010, Institute of Physics Publishing,
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9120/45/3/f04.
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