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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? | 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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The index of refraction is n=(c/v), n=(3.00E8)/(2.76E8) = 1.09. | |||
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Revision as of 21:46, 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?
Solution
The index of refraction is n=(c/v), n=(3.00E8)/(2.76E8) = 1.09.