Coloured Rings Produced on Transparent Plates.

Suhr, Wilfried; Schlichting, H. Joachim

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Publication Date: 2007-Nov-7

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Coloured Rings Produced on Transparent Plates

Suhr, Wilfried; Schlichting, H. Joachim

Physics Education, v42 n6 p566-571 Nov 2007

Beautiful colored interference rings can be produced by using transparent plates such as window glass. A simple model explains this effect, which was described by Newton but has almost been forgotten. (Contains 11 figures.)

Descriptors: Models, Context Effect, Color, Light

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