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How light behaves

Light bending, splitting, focusing and interfering..

Interference. Waves of light meeting in a soap film.
InterferenceWaves of light meeting in a soap film
Caustics. Light focused by a curved, moving surface.
CausticsLight focused by a curved, moving surface
Dispersion. White light split into its colors.
DispersionWhite light split into its colors
Refraction. Crystals bending light.
RefractionCrystals bending light
Droplets. Each one a tiny lens.
DropletsEach one a tiny lens
Focusing. A sphere gathering sunlight.
FocusingA sphere gathering sunlight
Thin film. Color from interference in a thin layer.
Thin filmColor from interference in a thin layer
Ice and light. Caustics through melting ice.
Ice and lightCaustics through melting ice
Edges. Prismatic light on glass.
EdgesPrismatic light on glass