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The ratio of their speeds is 1.00000 . In vacuum, all wavelengths of light, and of all other forms of electromagnetic radiation, have the same identical speed.
The angle of refraction can be calculated using Snell's Law, which states that the ratio of the sines of the angles of incidence and refraction is equal to the ratio of the velocities of light in the two media. The formula is given as sin(theta1) / sin(theta2) = v1/v2, where theta1 and theta2 are the angles of incidence and refraction, and v1 and v2 are the velocities of light in the two media.
Snell's law states that the ratio of the sines of the angles of incidence and refraction is equivalent to the ratio of velocities in the two media, or equivalent to the opposite ratio of the indices of refraction:
Contrast Ratio
Refractive Index: the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in the given medium
The ratio of their speeds is 1.00000 . In vacuum, all wavelengths of light, and of all other forms of electromagnetic radiation, have the same identical speed.
It seems to me that the ratio of their angular velocities would be the negative reciprocal of the ratio of their radii.
The angle of refraction can be calculated using Snell's Law, which states that the ratio of the sines of the angles of incidence and refraction is equal to the ratio of the velocities of light in the two media. The formula is given as sin(theta1) / sin(theta2) = v1/v2, where theta1 and theta2 are the angles of incidence and refraction, and v1 and v2 are the velocities of light in the two media.
Snell's law states that the ratio of the sines of the angles of incidence and refraction is equivalent to the ratio of velocities in the two media, or equivalent to the opposite ratio of the indices of refraction:
Both ocean waves and sound waves have a fairly large range of wavelengths - for example, there is a ratio of about 1:1000 between the frequencies (and therefore, also the wavelengths) of sound we can hear. Therefore, there is quite a bit of overlap.
The velocity of light is greatest when travelling through a vacuum. When travelling through something else, a glass material say, then its velocity is slower. The refractive index is the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in that substance. For example light travels in a vacuum about 1.3 times as fast as in water, so we say water has a refractive index of 1.3. And it is likely that the velocity in the glass will be different at different wavelengths of light.
albedo
It is usually expressed the other way: the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in a medium. In that case, it is called the "index of refraction".
The index of refraction.
That is called the dielectric constant, also the square root of the relative permittivity.
The contrast ratio is a measure of how much light the projector can pump out. A high contrast ratio is especially important for daylight use.
The refractive index is the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in a medium.