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How did Huygens explain the absence of a backwave?
AWaves lose all energy
BSpeed drops to zero backward
CThe medium absorbs it
DZero wavelet amplitude backward
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Zero wavelet amplitude backward
He assumed, ad hoc, that secondary wavelet amplitude is maximum forward and zero in the backward direction.
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