Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-32162-592-2

Chapter 24 - The Wave Nature of Light - Problems - Page 708: 11

Answer

Pattern reversed

Work Step by Step

Path length: $\frac{\lambda}{2}$ Constructive interference: $\frac{\lambda}{2}+d\sin(\theta)=m\lambda$ $d\sin(\theta)=\lambda(m-\frac{1}{2})$ Destructive interference: $\frac{\lambda}{2}+d\sin(\theta)=(m+\frac{1}{2})\lambda$ $d\sin(\theta)=m\lambda$ The pattern is reversed, meaning the parts where there was light before is now dark and the parts that were dark before have light now.
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