College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 26, Problem 3CQ
Would the headlights of a distant car form a two-source interference pattern? If so, how might it be observed? If not. why not?
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