College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 24, Problem 29P
24.5 Diffraction of light
* Explain diffraction Draw a ray diagram and show path length differences to explain how wavelets originating in different parts of a slit produce the third dark fringe on a distant screen.
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