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Understanding wave interference through sound experiments
interference Figure 12: A simple beat wave of amplitude ξ moving with velocity U (see text). damped waves Figure 2: Interference of two plane waves AB and CD with directions inclined at an angle α. The crests of CD are represented as C1D1, C2D2, etc., and the troughs are shown as broken lines (see text). examples of interference Figure 9: The Michelson interferometer. Figure 11: Multiple-beam interference. Lens L concentrates all beams at focus Q with the same phase differences they had prior to entering the lens. single-slit diffraction Young's double-slit experiment
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Interference.
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Figure 12: A simple beat wave of amplitude ξ moving with velocity U (see...
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damped waves
Damped waves. (A) Amplitude, ξ(z), as a function of distance, z....
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Figure 2: Interference of two plane waves AB and CD with directions...
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examples of interference
When two waves of identical wavelength (shown in blue and yellow) are in phase, they...
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Figure 9: The Michelson interferometer.
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Figure 11: Multiple-beam interference. Lens L concentrates all beams at...
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single-slit diffraction
When monochromatic light passing through a single slit illuminates a screen, a characteristic...
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Young's double-slit experiment
When monochromatic light passing through two narrow slits illuminates a distant screen,...
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