Laurence, Lionel · London, School of Optics · leaf 293
the one source coincide with the troughs of thewaves from the other, with the result that the wave motion is neutralisedowing to the interference of the one set of waves with the other. If the lightis monochromatic, alternate lines of light and darkness, known as interferencebands or fringes, are… … r o u_y h Crest Fiq. 299. is one half wave-length farther from the one source than tlje other. Theshorter the waves which interfere with each other, the less is the distancebetween the light and the dark bands. If, as in white light, there are wavesof different lengths, the interference bands,…
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