Reflection & Refraction

Reflection incident rays reflected rays refracted (transmitted) rays point of incidence smooth surface specular refrection diffuse reflection opaque materials index of refraction n=cvacuum /vmaterial (33.1)

Laws of Reflection & Refraction

  1. The in., refl., & refr. rays & the normal to the surface all lie in the same plane
  2. Qr = Qa (law of reflection) (33.2)
  3. sin Qa /sin Qb = nb / na (33.3) na sin Qa = nb sin Qb (law of refraction) (33.4)
lie dispersion λ = λ vacuum / n (33.5)

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