Paths of Least Time for Quantum Scale and a New Geometrical Interpretation of Light Diffraction

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In this paper, a geometrical interpretation of light diffraction is given using an infinity of fluctuating geodesics that represent paths of least time in an homogeneous space. Without using the wave theory, we provide a geometrical explanation of the deviation of light's overall direction from rectilinear when light encounters edges, apertures and screens, which reconciles light particle-like nature with the interference phenomena.