written by
Michael Davidson and Robert Sutter
published by
the Olympus America, Inc. and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
This item is an interactive Java simulation for students of introductory physics or optics relating to anisotropy. It features a virtual wood block being hit by pinballs, which serves as a model for the behavior of light passing through anisotropic crystals. Users may toggle between sinusoidal and wavefront representations. This item is part of a larger collection of materials on introductory optics.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6775">Davidson, Michael, and Robert Sutter. Molecular Expressions: Light and Color - Acoustical Model of Anisotropy. Center Valley: Olympus America, Inc., June 15, 2006.</a>
M. Davidson and R. Sutter, (Olympus America, Inc., Center Valley, 1998), WWW Document, (https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/acoustics/).
M. Davidson and R. Sutter, Molecular Expressions: Light and Color - Acoustical Model of Anisotropy (Olympus America, Inc., Center Valley, 1998), <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/acoustics/>.
Davidson, M., & Sutter, R. (2006, June 15). Molecular Expressions: Light and Color - Acoustical Model of Anisotropy. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from Olympus America, Inc.: https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/acoustics/
Davidson, Michael, and Robert Sutter. Molecular Expressions: Light and Color - Acoustical Model of Anisotropy. Center Valley: Olympus America, Inc., June 15, 2006. https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/acoustics/ (accessed 12 December 2024).
Davidson, Michael, and Robert Sutter. Molecular Expressions: Light and Color - Acoustical Model of Anisotropy. Center Valley: Olympus America, Inc., 1998. 15 June 2006. 12 Dec. 2024 <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/acoustics/>.
@misc{
Author = "Michael Davidson and Robert Sutter",
Title = {Molecular Expressions: Light and Color - Acoustical Model of Anisotropy},
Publisher = {Olympus America, Inc.},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {12 December 2024},
Month = {June 15, 2006},
Year = {1998}
}
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