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Interference

S. M. Geddes

Published Jan 1, 1981• 0 citations
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Abstract

The phenomenon called interference is caused by the overlapping of two sets of waves from the same or similar coherent sources, which results in the setting up of some form of a stationary state of oscillation in the medium.
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-04806-9_36

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