KnowraYoung's double-slit experimentLinked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to Young's double-slit experiment, each with the reason it gives.All 6Broader topic 4Related 2InterferometryBroader topic: It demonstrated the pattern-making principle later harnessed for measurement.Thomas YoungBroader topic: It exemplifies Young’s experimental approach to light, although it concerns wave behavior rather than color receptors.Huygens–Fresnel principleRelated: Its interference fringes strengthened the wave account that Fresnel developed mathematically.Augustin-Jean FresnelRelated: Its fringes provided clear evidence for the wave behavior Fresnel developed into a theory.Corpuscular theory of lightBroader topic: Its fringes challenged the idea that light consists solely of independent corpuscles.Wave interferenceBroader topic: Its fringes directly reveal interference from two coherent light paths.