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... Difference of phase of two compo- nents . Effect of successive reflexions . ( 173 ) Action of transparent bodies on light ; M. Jamin's results . ( 174 ) Difference of phase of two components in light reflected from transparent bodies ...
... Difference of phase of two compo- nents . Effect of successive reflexions . ( 173 ) Action of transparent bodies on light ; M. Jamin's results . ( 174 ) Difference of phase of two components in light reflected from transparent bodies ...
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... between two which are in similar phases , as between a and a ' , or between b and b ' ; and the length of a wave is ... phase of their vibration . Now , instead of a single string , let us suppose an infinite number , all diverging from ...
... between two which are in similar phases , as between a and a ' , or between b and b ' ; and the length of a wave is ... phase of their vibration . Now , instead of a single string , let us suppose an infinite number , all diverging from ...
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... difference when they are opposed . suppose ( 76 ) Let us transfer this to the case of Light : -Let us that two sets ... phase ; and that , on the contrary , their directions will be opposed , and the result- ing vibration reduced to no- thing ...
... difference when they are opposed . suppose ( 76 ) Let us transfer this to the case of Light : -Let us that two sets ... phase ; and that , on the contrary , their directions will be opposed , and the result- ing vibration reduced to no- thing ...
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... phases differ by half an undulation . It follows from the preceding , that in the system of rings formed between two ... difference in the intensities of the interfering pencils . ( 132 ) The theory of thin plates , as it came from the ...
... phases differ by half an undulation . It follows from the preceding , that in the system of rings formed between two ... difference in the intensities of the interfering pencils . ( 132 ) The theory of thin plates , as it came from the ...
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... phases of vibration in which they meet . But theory shows , that the intensity of the light resulting from the union of two rays oppositely polarized will be constant , and independent of the phase ... difference in one of the postulates of ...
... phases of vibration in which they meet . But theory shows , that the intensity of the light resulting from the union of two rays oppositely polarized will be constant , and independent of the phase ... difference in one of the postulates of ...
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