Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 35 - Interference - Problems - Page 1074: 8b

Answer

The difference in the traversal times is $~~0.03~\frac{L}{c}$

Work Step by Step

In general the speed of light is: $v = \frac{c}{n},~~$ where $n$ is the index of refraction of the material We can find the total time for pulse 1: $T_1 = \frac{2L}{c/1.59}+\frac{L}{c/1.65}+ \frac{L}{c/1.50}$ $T_1 = \frac{3.18~L}{c}+\frac{1.65~L}{c}+\frac{1.50~L}{C}$ $T_1 = \frac{6.33~L}{c}$ We can find the total time for pulse 2: $T_2 = \frac{L}{c/1.55}+\frac{L}{c/1.70}+ \frac{L}{c/1.60}+\frac{L}{c/1.45}$ $T_2 = \frac{1.55~L}{c}+\frac{1.70~L}{c}+\frac{1.60~L}{C}+\frac{1.45~L}{c}$ $T_2 = \frac{6.30~L}{c}$ We can find the difference in the traversal times: $T_1-T_2 = \frac{6.33~L}{c} - \frac{6.30~L}{c}$ $T_1-T_2 = 0.03~\frac{L}{c}$ The difference in the traversal times is $~~0.03~\frac{L}{c}$
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