Two sources of waves are called coherent if

  • A
    Both have the same amplitude of vibrations
  • B
    Both produce waves of the same wavelength
  • C
    Both produce waves of the same wavelength having constant phase difference
  • D
    Both produce waves having the same velocity

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Interference fringes are produced on the screen by using two light sources of intensities $I$ and $9I$. The phase difference between the beams is $\pi / 2$ at point $P$ and $\pi$ at point $Q$ on the screen. The difference between the resultant intensities at points $P$ and $Q$ is $(\cos 90^{\circ}=0, \cos 180^{\circ}=-1)$. (in $I$)

Consider the following statements about interference of light:
$A$. The interference fringes are equally bright and equally spaced.
$B$. At the centre of a bright fringe,the intensity is four times the intensity of the incident wave.
$C$. For constructive interference of two waves,the crest of one wave coincides with the trough of another wave.
Which of the above statements are correct?

Two light beams of intensities $4\,I$ and $9\,I$ interfere on a screen. The phase difference between these beams on the screen at point $A$ is $0$ and at point $B$ is $\pi$. The difference of resultant intensities,at the points $A$ and $B$,will be $....I$.

What is interference?

Two coherent sources $S_1$ and $S_2$ are separated by a distance four times the wavelength $\lambda$ of the source. The sources lie along the $y$-axis,whereas a detector moves along the $+x$-axis. Leaving the origin and far-off points,the number of points where maxima are observed is

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