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Chapter 35 Problem 12

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Figure 35-29 shows the transmission of light through a thin film in air by a perpendicular beam (tilted in the figure for clarity). (a) Did ray r3 undergo a phase shift due to reflection? (b) In wavelengths, what is the reflection phase shift for ray r4? (c) lfthe film thickness is L, what is the path length Incident difference between rays r3 and r4?

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Title Fundamentals of Physics Extended 9 
Author David Halliday
ISBN 9780470469088

Figure 35-29 shows the transmission of light through a

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