What did Zernike's Nobel Lecture focus on?
General relativity
Quantum mechanics
The phase contrast method
Electromagnetism
Answer
The phase contrast method, developed by Frits Zernike, is a technique used in microscopy to enhance the contrast of transparent objects. The method relies on the fact that light passing through an object undergoes phase shifts, which can be converted into intensity differences using a special optical system. Zernike's Nobel Lecture focused on Theoretical basis of the phase contrast method.
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