Interference and Diffraction – A New Theory

Interference and diffraction are attributed to wavenature of light .To verify possible alternative cause, experimentsconducted from September 1998 to January 2011 at BayyarapuPhysics Laboratories (BPL) Hyderabad India have revealedthat these phenomena are due to superfluidity layer adhering tothe surfaces of solids and liquids even at room temperature. Thesuperfluid layer, a state between liquid and gas, is formed byambient gases and density ripples pervade it at all temperatures.The fluid layer is compressible and is displaced by pressure.Patterns in the experiments of Newton’s Rings, Fresnel’sbiprism, Michelson interferometer, oil slicks and soap films aredue to density ripples in the fluid layer. Monochromatic lightforms bright and dark fringes while white light forms colouredbands owing to reflection, refraction and dispersion of photonsin the fluid layer. Density ripples that taper off in the fluid layerare responsible for bending of photons around the solid surfaceand diffraction pattern