Destructive Intereference Question

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Destructive interference occurs when two waves that are out of phase interact, resulting in a cancellation of their amplitudes at the point of interference, but this does not eliminate the waves entirely. Instead, the waves continue to propagate through the interference region, allowing for ongoing interactions that can lead to both constructive and destructive interference at different points. The amplitude sums to zero at the point of interference, but the individual waves remain unchanged and continue to travel. If one wave is altered, such as being shifted by a reflective film, the conditions for destructive interference can be disrupted, potentially leading to constructive interference instead. This illustrates that wave behavior is dynamic and context-dependent.
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When there is destructive interference I know that two waves that are out of phase cancel out, but what really goes on? What i mean is when there is destructive interference are the two waves that are interfereing constantly interfereing or are they both completely eliminated at the initial point of interference and no waves propogate thereafter?
 
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It's at that point the amplitude of the incoming waves continually sum to 0. However, just when two wave interact on a string (see this video ) the wave continue propagate through the interference and afterwards.

That is why you can record the interference at a variety of distances (as long as you are far enough away for your approximations to hold): the waves continually interact destructively and constructively, but the individual waves are unchanged by this process.

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So if two waves that are destructing and are propagating continually and then somehow one of the two waves is shifted using a reflective film, the waves then should no longer destruct, correct?
 

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