Cambridge AS & A Level Physics
8.3Interference
Interference in Cambridge AS & A Level Physics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 8.3.1Understand interference and coherence.
- 8.3.2Describe two-source interference experiments with water, sound, light and microwaves.
- 8.3.3State the conditions for observable two-source interference fringes.
- 8.3.4Recall and use λ = ax/D for the double slit.
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Interference, coherence and Young's double slit
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