The geometry of Snell's law

• Autores: James Metz
• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 52, Nº. 3, 2014, pág. 177
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Light refracts as it travels from one medium to another. The angle of incidence i and the angle of refraction r are related by Snell's law, Light refracts as it travels from one medium to another. The angle of incidence i and the angle of refraction r are related by Snell's law, sini sinr=k,where k is a constant. The diagram in Fig. 1 shows a geometric representation of the formula for light passing from air into water.