heehe, thank you. this question will forever haunt me as i missed a similar question on the final exam last semester, worth about 1/3 of the points, dropping me a whole letter grade and even more in invaluable self confidence, haaha. at least i know now. pain is the greatest teacher.
okay, thank you, I appreciate your help. based on what I have researched online, their answer is incorrect, which is even more frustrating. I will go back and try to comprehend the article you sent me after my final exams.
So if the width of the peak remains constant and the number of fringes remains constant, what WOULD change if the wavelength changes. Surely something has to. I am wondering if there is a mistake in the book.
The chapter I am studying primarily has to do with wave analysis. My problem is that based on the information I have learned, with a combination of single-slit and multi-slit pattern, if the wavelength is decreased, the central maximum should also decrease in width. The interference fringes...
Thanks, Bill. I don't really see two much in there that answers my question. Here is where I am having trouble grasping the supposed easy question in my book. Interference pattern depends on wavelength. Diffraction pattern depends on wavelength. How does the combined effects not depend on...
oops, this question is regarding the combined effects of two-slit and single-slit interference, not just single slit. That makes a pretty big difference, but I am still pretty confused. Any help would be appreciate.
In my physics book, one of the basic quick quizzes checkpoints asks what happens to the central peak in a diffraction envelope when you decrease the wavelength of light (from 650 nm to 450 nm, for reference).
My understanding is that the width of the peak would decrease, while the number of...