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SELECTIVE TRANSMISSION [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
CONT

Selective Transmission: Only a certain spectrum is allowed to pass through matter such as glass; in blue tinted glass only blue light penetrates, with a speed slightly lower than [the speed of light]; because excited electrons of glass atoms pass their stimulated vibrations by means of "mechanical" transport to the neighboring atoms and so forth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)

Spanish

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