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Chapter 35 Problem 86

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In Fig. 35-50a, the waves along rays 1 and 2 are initially in phase, with the same wavelength A in air. Ray 2 goes through a material with length L and index of refraction n. The rays are then reflected by mirrors to a common point P on a screen. Suppose that we can vary n from n = 1.0 to n = 2.5. Suppose also that, from n = 1.0 to n = ns = 1.5, the intensity I of the light at point P varies with n as given in Fig. 35-50b. At what values of 11 greater than 1.4 is intensity I (a) maximum and (b) zero? (c) What multiple of A gives the phase difference between the rays at point P when n = 2.0?

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Title Fundamentals of Physics: 9 
Author David Halliday; Robert Resnick; Jearl Walker
ISBN 9780470556535

In Fig. 35-50a, the waves along rays 1 and 2 are initially

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