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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Re: why do a lot of people confuse between interference and diffraction?
« on: 26/08/2021 14:55:41 »
Diffraction is inextricably linked with the phenomenon of interference. Moreover, the very phenomenon of diffraction is often interpreted as a case of interference of waves limited in space (interference of secondary waves). A common property of all diffraction phenomena is the dependence of the degree of its manifestation on the ratio between the wavelength λ and the size of the wavefront width d, or an opaque screen in the path of its propagation, or inhomogeneities in the structure of the wave itself.