4th Edition

ISBN: 9780134988566

Author: Wolfson, Richard

Publisher: Pearson Education,

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In physics, the term diffraction is defined as the bending of light around the corners of the obstacle. As a light ray passes by an aperture, it bends around the edges or through slits, it spreads out through a narrow opening. The diffracted light will p…

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Chapter 32.2, Problem 32.2GI

If you increase the slit separation in a two-slit system, do the interference fringes become (a) closer together or (b) farther apart?

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