Snell's Law
| Subject: | Physics > Optics | |
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| Founder: | Snell, Willebrord | |
| Time Period: | 1600s - 1700s | |
| Related Links: |
- Wikipedia - Snell's Law | |
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| Description: | The relationship between the angle of incidence and angle of refraction of two materials having a different index of refraction. Can be used to calculate either the angles given the index of refraction for the materials, or determine the material based on the angles. Variables: n - the two indexes of refraction 0(theta) - the two angles of the ray |
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