Tutorials in Introductory Physics
Tutorials in Introductory Physics
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Author: Peter S. Shaffer, Lillian C. McDermott
Publisher: Addison Wesley
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Chapter 25.7, Problem 3aTH

Unpolarized red light is incident on two identical, narrow vertical slits. The photograph at right shows the interference pattern that appears on a distant screen.

Chapter 25.7, Problem 3aTH, Unpolarized red light is incident on two identical, narrow vertical slits. The photograph at right

  1. Specify the quantity or quantities that are adding to zero at the interference minima. (“The light waves from the two slits are adding to zero” is not a sufficient answer.)

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