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The light path in one arm of a Michelson interferometer includes a transparent cell that is 5.00

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The light path in one arm of a Michelson interferometer includes a transparent cell that is 5.00 cm long. How many fringe shifts would be observed if all the air were evacuated from the cell? The wavelength of the light source is 590 nm and the refractive index of air is 1.000 29. (See the hint in Problem 46.)

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