You fly in a 747 across the Atlantic from Amsterdam to Detroit at about 900 km/hr. Effects of the Theory of Relativity are of course unnoticeable at such speeds, but just as a thought experiment—which of the following are true?
1. The walk from your seat to the restroom actually becomes...
Which of the following statements are true?
1. The index of refraction is the ratio of the vacuum speed of light to the speed inside the medium.
2. The index of refraction is independent of the wavelength of the light.
3. If a light beam is incident perpendicular to the surface of another...