Mourning doves have a small patch of iridescent feathers. The color is produced by a 330-nmthick layer

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Mourning doves have a small patch of iridescent feathers. The color is produced by a 330-nmthick layer of keratin (n = 1.562 with air on both sides that is found around the edge of the feather barbules. For what wavelength or wavelengths would this structure produce constructive interference?

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

ISBN: 9780134779218

4th Edition

Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones

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