Why is the Central Spot Dark in Newton Rings?

Most recent answer: 09/08/2013

Q:
Why is the central spot dark in Newton's experiment?
- Aurpita Mukherjee (age 20)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
A:

That effect is nicely described here: http://physical-optics.blogspot.com/2011/06/newtons-rings.html.

Mike W.


(published on 09/08/2013)