The rays that will arrive at the image at the same time will be coherent (since they are coming from the same source), thus there should be interference.
Re-read my post above ...The following image shows the situation I have in mind: http://i2.tinypic.com/wsql2r.jpg
The green and blue...
As far as I understand, the film inside a photo camera is positioned in such a way that every light ray that hits some spot X on the film comes from a single source on the object being photographed. Here's what I mean:
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/camera-diagram3.gif
The various...
We know that atoms are held together by atomic bonds and when one atom is moved away from the one it's bonded to, there is a restorative force that 'pulls' it back. But how can we explain the nature of this force in terms of the electrostatic/electromagnetic forces between charged atomic...