College Physics (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 25 - Section 25.1 - Constructive and Destructive Interference - Checkpoint - Page 945: 25.1

Answer

Yes, the phase difference between two coherent waves can be $π/3 rad$.

Work Step by Step

The phase difference is not an integral multiple of $π$ so interference is neither constructive nor destructive. It is in between the two.
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