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Title: A Phase Odyssey

Journal Article · · Phys. Today
OSTI ID:1006375

We are introduced to the effects of phase from the earliest days of our childhood, from the nursery rhyme above (or its less verbose for 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star') to the shimmer over a hot road and the network of bright lines at the bottom of a swimming pool. These are all manifestations of phase. And there are many more.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1006375
Journal Information:
Phys. Today, Vol. 54, Issue (8) ; 08, 2001; ISSN 0031-9228
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH