1. Mar 23, 2010 #1

   FizixFreak

   

   why are newton rings observed in a circuler pattern?

    

   FizixFreak, Mar 23, 2010
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3. Mar 23, 2010 #2

   Borek

   

   Staff: Mentor

   lol, I thought you are trying to advertise ringtones for mobiles.
   
   I think it is a simple geometry - think about distances covered by different rays before they interfere.

    

   Borek, Mar 23, 2010
4. Mar 23, 2010 #3

   Doc Al

   

   Staff: Mentor

   Consider how those patterns are typically produced--by putting a convex piece of glass over a flat plate. The curved surface has a spherical symmetry that leads to circular rings.
   
   http://www.citycollegiate.com/newtons_rings.htm" [Broken]

    

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   Doc Al, Mar 23, 2010

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