Physics for Scientists and Engineers
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Chapter 37, Problem 51CP
(a)
To determine
To show: The phase difference between the ray O and E after travelling the thickness of the plate is
(b)
To determine
The minimum value of thickness of the quartz plate for which phase difference is π 2
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