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What is the shape of the wavefront on Earth for Sunlight?

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The shape of the wavefront on Earth for Sunlight is a plane. 

We know that the sun is at a very large distance from the earth. Assuming the sun is spherical, it can be considered as a point source situated at infinity.  Due to the large distance, the radius of the wavefront can be considered as large (infinity) and hence, the wavefront is almost plane. 

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