Light, dielectric medium, c, wavelength

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A ray of light, such as green light, entering a transparent dielectric medium like a Bose–Einstein condensate experiences a reduction in speed due to the medium's refractive index. While the speed of light in a vacuum is denoted as 'c', the light slows down within the medium. Upon exiting the dielectric, the speed of the light returns to 'c', but the wavelength decreases while the frequency remains constant, resulting in a potential shift towards red light as it exits the medium.

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What is happening to a ray of light of a certain wavelength that passes through a transparent dielectric medium?
Ex: Green light enters in a Bose–Einstein condensate, and slows down some. Than the light is coming out of the medium in free space. What will be the speed of the ray light and what will happen to the wavelength of the light?

- my guess is that speed will be the same (c) and wavelength will decrease so well have some red light coming out...-
 
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In the dielectric, the frequency will stay the same, the speed will change.
 

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