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Why does light take the quickest path?

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Answered by Gautmathsam
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Fermat's principle states that of all the possible paths the light might take, that satisfy those boundary conditions, light takes the path which requires the shortest time. ... Since the speed of light is the same everywhere along all possible paths, the shortest path requires the shortest time.

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Answered by sansar1975chand
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Fermat's principle states that of all the possible paths the light might take, that satisfy those boundary conditions, light takes the path which requires the shortest time. ... Since the speed of light is the same everywhere along all possible paths, the shortest path requires the shortest time.

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