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| Light is a wave, and can be expressed as | | Light is a wave, and can be expressed as |
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− | <math>\Psi = A _{laser} \sin ( \omega t + d ) </math> | + | <math>\Psi = A _{laser} \sin ( \omega t + d ) \,</math> |
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| where <math> A _{laser} </math> is the amplitude of the initial laser beam, <math>\omega</math> is the frequency, t is time, d is the phase-shift, and C is a constant dependent on the reflectivity of all surfaces the laser intercepts. | | where <math> A _{laser} </math> is the amplitude of the initial laser beam, <math>\omega</math> is the frequency, t is time, d is the phase-shift, and C is a constant dependent on the reflectivity of all surfaces the laser intercepts. |
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| We have a sum of three waves, which can be expressed as | | We have a sum of three waves, which can be expressed as |
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− | <math>\Psi _{Front Of Diamond} = \Psi _1 = C _1 A _{laser} \sin ( \omega t + d _1 ) </math> | + | <math>\Psi _{\mbox{Front Of Diamond}} = \Psi _1 = C _1 A _{laser} \sin ( \omega t + d _1 ) \,</math> |
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− | <math>\Psi _{Back Of Diamond} = \Psi _2 = C _2 A _{laser} \sin ( \omega t + d _2 ) </math> | + | <math>\Psi _{Back Of Diamond} = \Psi _2 = C _2 A _{laser} \sin ( \omega t + d _2 ) \,</math> |
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− | <math>\Psi _{Mirror} = \Psi _0 = C _0 A _{laser} \sin ( \omega t) </math> | + | <math>\Psi _{Mirror} = \Psi _0 = C _0 A _{laser} \sin ( \omega t) \,</math> |
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| (For simplicity, we will say that the wave leaving the mirror has not been phase-shifted, as above.) | | (For simplicity, we will say that the wave leaving the mirror has not been phase-shifted, as above.) |