When light waves are passed from one medium to another, they are . . . refracted. (Bent)
Okay.......bear with me on this one - it's going to be technical!!If you have ever placed a straight stick half-way into water, you have probably noticed that the stick appears to bend at the point it enters the water. This optical effect is due to refraction. As light rays pass from one transparent element, or medium, to another (i.e. from air to water), it changes speed and bends. How much this happens depends on the refractive index of the medium and the angle between the light ray and the line perpendicular (normal) to the surface separating the two mediums (medium/medium interface). Every medium has a different refractive index. The angle between the light ray and the normal as it leaves a medium is called the angle of incidence. The angle between the light ray and the normal as it enters a medium is called the angle of refraction.Snell's LawIt was in 1621 that a Dutch physicist named Willebrord Snell concluded the relationship between the different angles of light as it passes from one transperent medium to another. When light passes from one transparent medium to another, it bends according to Snell's law which states:Ni * Sin(Ai) = Nr * Sin(Ar)Where:Ni is the refractive index of the medium the light is leaving,Ai is the incident angle between the light ray and the normal to the meduim to medium interface,Nr is the refractive index of the medium the light is entering,Ar is the refractive angle between the light ray and the normal to the meduim to medium interface.
Light slows down when going through a medium. This is not to say that the speed of light, c, slows down. It doesn't - c remains constant - rather the light bounces randomly around the medium on its way to its destination, which increases the time it takes for the light to traverse through the medium.
Refraction
Light doesn't bend or curve. It only goes in straight lines, but you can change its direction using a shiny surface by reflection.Another way to change its path is to pass it from one transparent medium to another with a different molecular structure. The change in path as it moves from one medium to another is called refraction.
You can compare it by saying that each of them occur when a light transfers through one meduim to another. That's one way of explaining it.That is incorrect :( It happens when light is shone onto or through a different medium. Reflection happens when light is shone ONTO a mirror, you cant shine light THROUGH a mirror.
Light doesn't bend or curve. It only goes in straight lines, but you can change its direction using a shiny surface by reflection.Another way to change its path is to pass it from one transparent medium to another with a different molecular structure. The change in path as it moves from one medium to another is called refraction.
Okay.......bear with me on this one - it's going to be technical!!If you have ever placed a straight stick half-way into water, you have probably noticed that the stick appears to bend at the point it enters the water. This optical effect is due to refraction. As light rays pass from one transparent element, or medium, to another (i.e. from air to water), it changes speed and bends. How much this happens depends on the refractive index of the medium and the angle between the light ray and the line perpendicular (normal) to the surface separating the two mediums (medium/medium interface). Every medium has a different refractive index. The angle between the light ray and the normal as it leaves a medium is called the angle of incidence. The angle between the light ray and the normal as it enters a medium is called the angle of refraction.Snell's LawIt was in 1621 that a Dutch physicist named Willebrord Snell concluded the relationship between the different angles of light as it passes from one transperent medium to another. When light passes from one transparent medium to another, it bends according to Snell's law which states:Ni * Sin(Ai) = Nr * Sin(Ar)Where:Ni is the refractive index of the medium the light is leaving,Ai is the incident angle between the light ray and the normal to the meduim to medium interface,Nr is the refractive index of the medium the light is entering,Ar is the refractive angle between the light ray and the normal to the meduim to medium interface.
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Light slows down when going through a medium. This is not to say that the speed of light, c, slows down. It doesn't - c remains constant - rather the light bounces randomly around the medium on its way to its destination, which increases the time it takes for the light to traverse through the medium.
Refraction
Light doesn't bend or curve. It only goes in straight lines, but you can change its direction using a shiny surface by reflection.Another way to change its path is to pass it from one transparent medium to another with a different molecular structure. The change in path as it moves from one medium to another is called refraction.
You can compare it by saying that each of them occur when a light transfers through one meduim to another. That's one way of explaining it.That is incorrect :( It happens when light is shone onto or through a different medium. Reflection happens when light is shone ONTO a mirror, you cant shine light THROUGH a mirror.
Refraction occurs when light passes from one medium to another. If you have your feet in a pool your legs looked bent because the light is being refracted as it moves from under the water through the air on its way to your eye.
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".
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In order for one to find out how to use the world pass in Pokemon Light Platinum, one might look to their user manual. Another way to find the answer to this question would be to ask a gamer at the game shops.
It gets shorter due to slower speed. Beware: color depends on frequency, which doesn't change. The frequency of light is defined by its wavelength. When light travels from air into water, there is a phase shift in the electromagnetic ripple, not a frequency shift.