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When light travels through anything but a vacuum the speed of light travels at a speed different from c=3.00E8 and the light particles scatter. The highest speed that light can travel though is the universal constant c. | When light travels through anything but a vacuum the speed of light travels at a speed different from c=3.00E8 m/s and the light particles scatter. The highest speed that light can travel though is the universal constant c. | ||
===A Mathematical Model=== | ===A Mathematical Model=== | ||
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The speed of light is measured to be 2.76E8 m/s, What is the index of refraction for the medium. | |||
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Revision as of 21:40, 23 November 2017
This page is going to be about about Light Propagation. A work in progress . Edited by Roshan Konda Fall 2017
The Main Idea
When light travels through anything but a vacuum the speed of light travels at a speed different from c=3.00E8 m/s and the light particles scatter. The highest speed that light can travel though is the universal constant c.
A Mathematical Model
The speed of light through a medium can be given by the formula n=(c/v), where n is the index of refraction, v is the velocity of light through the medium and c is the speed of light through a vacuum.
A Computational Model
Examples
Easy
The speed of light is measured to be 2.76E8 m/s, What is the index of refraction for the medium.