Difference between revisions of "Refraction"
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| − | Refraction is the word used to [[describe]] | + | Refraction is the word used to [[describe]] the [[phenomenon]] of a [[change]] in the direction light travels in.<ref>https://www.dictionary.com/browse/refraction</ref> Light is observed to change direction when it travels through a medium and/or mediums that change the speed of the light. The property of a medium that determines light's speed has a few different names. |
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Revision as of 18:27, 31 March 2020
General Description
Refraction is the word used to describe the phenomenon of a change in the direction light travels in.[1] Light is observed to change direction when it travels through a medium and/or mediums that change the speed of the light. The property of a medium that determines light's speed has a few different names.
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| Index of Refraction |
| Refractive Index |
| Optical Density |
| Relative permittivity and permeability |
