wave optics

Two identical but independent monochromatic sources of light cannot be coherent.Why?

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skygirl ·

they wont have a constant phase difference.

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Dr.House ·

BECAUSE THE CANNOT HAVE A CONSTANT PHASE DIFFERENCE.

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Dr.House ·

cheating :P

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Vivek ·

i was interested in why they can't have a constant phase diff

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Dr.House ·

because u only say they are independent na.

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skygirl ·

well... its hard to maintain a constant phs diff between two 'independent' sources... although they will have same frequency (identical monochromatic source.)

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Vivek ·

ok got it,its practically impossible

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skygirl ·

yup :)

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Dr.House ·

theoreticaaly also not possible

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skygirl ·

Y ????

thoeretically sab kuchh possible hai....

bus manlo,,, dono same phs diff banara! kam khatam...

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Dr.House ·

kam katham? yeh hajmola nahiin hain! hasam sab chaahe jab!

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voldy ·

I think the mechanism of emission of light I dunno this by a source gives the answer . theoretically possible I think , but I dunno

Why don't the admins answer such Q's ?????[7]

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eureka123 ·

I may be wrong with explaination:::
Coherent sources are created in laboratory using slits which divide the wavefront of a particular source.

Wavefront is a characteristic property of source.So even if 99.99% identical sources are created we cant get identical wavefronts....there ought to be some phase diff due to which the 2 sources become incoherent........

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2 indentical sources ahvin same wavelnght same amplitude may nt b cohernt cuz tehre may b sum chnages in d emision of light thus taht wud b diffrnt for both d sources so they r nt cohenrt n d inetrfrcnes pattrn is nt shrp n steady

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