Does any body know what is meant by phase difference?? like the correct definition??
and what is the difference between path and phase difference?? ![Huh? ???](https://studentforums.biz/Smileys/default/huh.gif)
1) The phase difference between two particles along the wave is the fraction of a cycle by which moves behind the other. Usually expressed in terms of
pie 2) Path Difference: Another method of expressing the path difference, but usually expressed in terms of of
londa the wavelength.
Equation:
londa ---->
2 x pieThen use proportion to find the missing term..
Eg: find the path difference when phase difference =
4 x pielonda-----> 2 x pie
y------> 4 x pie
therefore y= 2 londa
Hope that helped
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