哈工大天概论第5节.pptVIP

Measuring Star Colours Stars have different colours ! Colours depend on surface temperature Hot stars appear to be blue Cooler stars appear to be red ‘Measure’ colours by filters Prisms disperse light into its component colors Two opposing views Light consists of particles Newton (c.1670) Light as waves Christiaan Huygens (1678) Seemingly a ‘either – or’ situation Particles cannot behave like waves Waves cannot behave like particles The wave picture gets a boost 1801 Thomas Young Double-slit experiment Include graphic Demonstrates wave nature of light, rejects particle picture A slight pro