The Reflection and Refraction of Light
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Description: Uses geometry to predict reflection from plane and spherical mirrors, and looks at how speed and wavelength varies with different media.
The reflection and refraction of light The reflection and refraction of light Light is a very complex phenomenon, but in many situations its behavior can be understood with a simple model based on rays and wave fronts. A ray is a thin beam of light that travels in a straight line. A wave front is the line (not necessarily straight) or surface connecting all the light that left a source at the same time. For a source like the Sun, rays radiate out in all directions; the wave fronts are spheres centered on the Sun. If the source is a long way away, the wave fronts can be treated as parallel lines.
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