young's interference condition

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Constructive interference occurs for path difference?

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1. **Phase and Path Difference**: For waves to interfere constructively, they must be 'in phase' when they overlap.
2. **Phase Matching**: This occurs when their phase difference is $0, 2\pi, 4\pi, \dots$ or any $2m\pi$.
3. **Path Relation**: A phase difference of $2\pi$ corresponds to a path difference of one full wavelength ($\lambda$).
4. **Result**: For constructive interference (bright fringes), the path difference ($\Delta$) must be an integer multiple of the wavelength.
5. **Formula**: **$\Delta = m\lambda$**, where $m = 0, 1, 2, \dots$.

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