The perfect demonstration of Snell’s Law doesn’t exi—pic.twitter.com/nv1KgASipt
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The perfect demonstration of Snell’s Law doesn’t exi—pic.twitter.com/nv1KgASipt
Snell's Law is derived from the Maxwell Equations
It tells us the exiting angle θ₂ of light , as a function of the incident angle θ₁
𝑛 is called the "index of refraction" of a given material (e.g. water,air,glass)
∴ Light bends going between materials w/ different 𝑛pic.twitter.com/KEYJb4ELuj
It also follows from the fact that light "takes the shortest path". Which is also related to Feynman's cancellation work.
Fermat's principle of least time is indeed an astounding fact, as Snell's law can be derived from that as well. I offered the Maxwell explanation since it seems the most well known/fundamental/comprehensible
Indeed. Just thought I'd throw out a couple of other approaches. My maxim is always "if something can consistently be explained in more than one way, it's worth doing". In math, it becomes "if it can be proven, it's worth proving in more than one way."
I like that one! May have to quote you in a tweet soon!
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