Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 35 - Interference - Problems - Page 1075: 23

Answer

$\Delta \phi=0$

Work Step by Step

We know that the phase change due to the path difference is : $\Delta \phi_1=(-\frac{100}{400})\times(2\pi)=-\frac{\pi}{2}$ As the initial phase difference is $\frac{\pi}{2}$, hence $\Delta \phi=\Delta \phi_1+\Delta \phi_2$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\Delta \phi=\frac{\pi}{2}+({-\frac{\pi}{2}})=0$
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