JC · H2 Physics
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Fringe Finder

Tune interference, diffraction and standing-wave resonance.

Challenge

Live model
wavelength λCrests repeat one wavelength apart
Bright fringes occur when path difference equals an integer number of wavelengths.
The physics

Double slit: x = λD/a (small-angle approximation); grating: d sin θ = nλ, d = 1/(1000 N) m for N lines/mm. String: fₙ = nv/(2L), v = √(T/μ). λ in m; a, d in m; μ in kg/m.

Live measurements

Lab complete!