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MathewsMD
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If a beam of light undergoes total internal reflection, are there any equations to determine the angle of reflection based on the angle of incidence?
Snell's Law: ## n_1sinA = n_2sinB ## is to my knowledge only valid under medium-to-medium transmission (for B: [0, pi/2]), correct? If total internal reflection occurs, is there an analogous equation to determine the angle of reflection in this case? I believe I saw previously that ## n_1sinA = sinB ## but I believe I took it out of context and am a little uncertain on how to proceed from here.
Snell's Law: ## n_1sinA = n_2sinB ## is to my knowledge only valid under medium-to-medium transmission (for B: [0, pi/2]), correct? If total internal reflection occurs, is there an analogous equation to determine the angle of reflection in this case? I believe I saw previously that ## n_1sinA = sinB ## but I believe I took it out of context and am a little uncertain on how to proceed from here.