Essential University Physics: Volume 2 (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 32, Problem 53P
A Michelson interferometer uses light from glowing hydrogen at 486.1 nm. As you move one mirror, 530 bright fringes pass a fixed point in the viewer. How far did the mirror move?
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