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Chapter 14. Interference and Diffraction Superposition of Waves ........................................ ........................................ .... 14-2. Young's Double-Slit Experiment ........................................ ............................. 14-4. Example : Double-Slit 14-7. Intensity Distribution ........................................ ........................................ ........ 14-8. Example : Intensity of Three-Slit Interference ........................................ .... 14-11. 14-13. Single-Slit 14-13. Example : Single-Slit Diffraction ........................................ ........................ 14-15. Intensity of Single-Slit Diffraction ........................................ ......................... 14-16. Intensity of Double-Slit Diffraction 14-19. Diffraction Grating ........................................ ........................................ ......... 14-20. 14-22. Appendix: Computing the Total Electric 14-23. Solved Problems.

Interference and Diffraction 14.1 Superposition of Waves Consider a region in space where two or more waves pass through at the same time. According to the superposition principle, the net displacement is simply given by the

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