| Autor: |
Arthur Damask, Steven Schwarz, Narciso Garcia |
| Rok vydání: |
1998 |
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| Zdroj: |
Physics for Computer Science Students ISBN: 9781461272175 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-1-4612-1616-2_12 |
| Popis: |
In the preceding chapter we introduced the concept of waves as a periodic disturbance of a medium. We used familiar concepts such as waves on a string or in water to illustrate the phenomena. The general equation for a traveling wave was derived as was the concept of phase shift. In this chapter we will start with the behavior of two waves when they come together and the effect produced by their relative phase. We will first discuss this phenomenon with waves in water and then extend it to light waves. At this point we will assume, as did early investigators, that air could be the substance in which light-wave motion occurs. However, we will show in a later chapter that light waves do not require some substance or medium to support them. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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