Help With Negative Phases in a Numerical Term

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The discussion focuses on resolving issues related to negative phases in a numerical term, specifically in the context of evaluating the expression involving |terms|^2. The participant identifies a potential error in their calculations near section 4.14, emphasizing the necessity of multiplying "terms" by its complex conjugate to achieve accurate results. This highlights the importance of correctly handling complex numbers in mathematical evaluations.

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Verify that ##T^{tot}=\frac{n_2~cos \theta_2}{n_0~cos \theta_0}\frac{|t^{0\rightarrow1}|^2|t^{1\rightarrow2}|^2}{|e^{-ikd~cos\theta_1} - r^{0\leftarrow1}r^{1\rightarrow2}e^{ikd~cos\theta_1}|^2}## simplifies to ##T^{tot}=\frac{T^{max}}{1 + F~sin^2 \frac{\Phi}{2}}## assuming all angles are real. Assume that all light is s polarized as the equations are precisely the same for p polarized light in terms of Fresnel coefficients.
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I think I've got the numerator part figured out, but I'm really stuck on what to do with those negative phases in the last term and how to get this to all come together in the end. I feel like I must have made a mistake somewhere, but can't find it. Thanks in advance for the help!
 
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One error that I think I spotted is right by 4.14: In evaluating ## |terms|^2 ##, you need to multiply "terms" by its complex conjugate.
 

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