Terms starting with Y
2 terms
Young's Double Slit Experiment
Optics
m
The classic experiment demonstrating wave-particle duality and wave nature of light via interference fringes produced by coherent light passing through two narrow parallel slits.
y_m = m λ D / d (Bright), y_m = (m + ½) λ D / d (Dark)
Young's Modulus
Condensed Matter & Materials Physics
Pa or GPa (Gigapascals)
A mechanical property measuring the tensile or compressive stiffness of a solid material in its linear elastic deformation regime.
E = σ / ε = (F / A) / (ΔL / L₀)