Tutorials in Introductory Physics
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Author: Peter S. Shaffer, Lillian C. McDermott
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Chapter 11.2, Problem 3aT
Red light from a distant point source is incident on a mask with two identical, narrow vertical slits. The photograph at right illustrates the pattern that appears at the center of a distant screen.
How does this pattern differ from what you would have predict if you had used the idea light travels in straight lines through slits?
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