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Urgent please.. why is there central bright fringe in newton's ring due to transmitted beam?

and central dark fringe in newton's ring due to reflected beams?

we use path difference= n *lamda for bright fringe in case of reflected beam but in case of transmitted beams we use path difference=(2n-1)*lamda/2........

can you please tell why is the reason?

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  • 8 years ago
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    In the case of reflection,

    the air-glass boundary causes a half-cycle phase shift because the air has a lower refractive index than the glass.

    Condition for bright fringe is (2 μ t + λ/2) = n λ

    Which reduces to 2 μ t = (2n-1) λ/2

    Condition for dark fringe is (2 μ t + λ/2) = (n + 1) λ/2

    Which reduces to 2 μ t = n λ

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    In the case of transmitted beam there is no such additional path difference

    Path difference is 2 t

    For bright fringe

    2t = n λ

    For dark fringe

    (2 t) = (n- 1) λ/2 { for n = 1 no path difference , for n= 2 there is a path difference of λ/2 }

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  • 8 years ago

    We can get bright and dark fringe in both reflected and transmitted part of lens.

    The path difference for bright fringe = n*lamda and for dark fringe (2n-1)lambda/2 This equations comes from derivation.

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    4 years ago

    we get imperative dark fringe while there is no hollow between the convex and flat lenses. we get imperative mind-blowing fringe while there is minute hollow or clearence between the convex and flat lenses. answer

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