Two coherent sources of light interfere and produce a fringe pattern on a screen. For the central maximum,the phase difference between the two waves will be,

  • A
    $\frac{\pi}{2}$
  • B
    $0$
  • C
    $\pi$
  • D
    $\frac{3\pi}{2}$

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