Qstnid -I-9-why Don’t We Have Interference When Two Candles Are Placed Close To Each Other And The Intensity Is Seen On A Distant Screen? What Happens If The Candles Are Replaced By Laser Sources? - 17: Light Waves

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Why don’t we have interference when two candles are placed close to each other and the intensity is seen on a distant screen? What happens if the candles are replaced by laser sources?
Ans : In order to get interference, the sources should be coherent, i.e. they should emit wave of the same frequency and a stable phase difference. Two candles that are placed close to each other are distinct and cannot be considered as coherent sources. Two independent sources cannot be coherent. So, two different laser sources will also not serve the purpose.
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