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The 15 pages that link to Augustin-Jean Fresnel, each with the reason it gives.

• François AragoRelated: Arago supported Fresnel’s optical research and collaborated with him on polarization and interference.

• Fermat's principleRelated: Fresnel's wave optics clarified the limits of treating light solely through ray paths.

• Wave theory of lightRelated: His calculations made wave theory quantitatively successful against corpuscular explanations.

• Double-slit experimentRelated: His wave optics supplied a fuller account of the fringes Young observed.

• Wave opticsRelated: His analysis made wave optics quantitatively predictive.

• Fresnel lensRelated: Fresnel developed the lens design that bears his name.

• Luminiferous aetherRelated: His wave theory made the aether a setting for light's mechanical vibrations.

• Siméon Denis PoissonRelated: Poisson challenged Fresnel’s diffraction theory, prompting a prediction that Arago tested.

• Young's double-slit experimentRelated: His later analysis gave a more quantitative foundation to the wave account Young had advanced.

• Fresnel integralsRelated: His diffraction theory gave the integrals their name and physical setting.

• Aether theoriesRelated: Fresnel developed a detailed optical aether model to support his wave theory.

• Jean-Baptiste BiotRelated: Fresnel’s account of polarized light challenged and extended ideas Biot had developed.

• Iceland sparRelated: His optical theory explained crystal phenomena that calcite had made conspicuous.

• Malus' lawRelated: Fresnel's wave-optics framework placed polarization laws in a broader theory.