39:T9cd,where

I_0

is the intensity at the center of the pattern,

d

is the distance between the slits,

\theta

is the angle between the line joining the point to the center of the pattern and the line passing through the center of the pattern and the slits, and

\lambda

is the wavelength of the light used.2f:["$","li","2",{"className":"flex items-start gap-3","children":[["$","span",null,{"className":"mt-0.5 flex h-5 w-5 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-surface-sunken font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-400","children":3}],["$","div",null,{"className":"min-w-0 max-w-[68ch] flex-1 text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ink-600 [&_.katex-display]:my-3 [&_.katex-display]:overflow-x-auto","dangerouslySetInnerHTML":{"__html":"$39"}}]]}] 30:["$","li","3",{"className":"flex items-start gap-3","children":[["$","span",null,{"className":"mt-0.5 flex h-5 w-5 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-surface-sunken font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-400","children":4}],["$","div",null,{"className":"min-w-0 max-w-[68ch] flex-1 text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ink-600 [&_.katex-display]:my-3 [&_.katex-display]:overflow-x-auto","dangerouslySetInnerHTML":{"__html":"The phase difference between the waves from the two slits at a point on the screen is given by :"}}]]}] 3a:T82b,

\Delta \phi = \frac{2\pi d\sin\theta}{\lambda}

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\\pi/3

between the waves from the two slits at point P, we have :"}}]]}] 3b:Tf98,

\frac{\Delta \phi}{\pi} = \frac{2d\sin\theta}{\lambda} = \frac{1}{3}

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\\pi/2

between the waves from the two slits at point Q, we have :"}}]]}] 3c:Tf98,

\frac{\Delta \phi}{\pi} = \frac{2d\sin\theta}{\lambda} = \frac{1}{2}

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\\sin\\theta

in both cases, we get:"}}]]}] 3d:T11d2,

\sin\theta_P = \frac{\lambda}{6d},\quad \sin\theta_Q = \frac{\lambda}{4d}

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