Physics A-Level
Path difference conditions
What Path difference conditions means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Path difference conditions
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Maxima occur where path difference is a whole number of wavelengths, and minima where path difference is an odd number of half-wavelengths.
Topics that use Path difference conditions
- Superposition (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Coherence
- Constructive and destructive superposition
- Constructive interference
- Constructive superposition
- Destructive interference
- Destructive superposition
- Grating equation
- Grating spacing
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