This item is a chapter in a beginning physics tutorial. It explores the conceptual and mathematical principles governing the bending of waves as they cross the boundary between two media. The ray nature of light is used to explain the behavior of light as it refracts, or bends, at planar and curved surfaces. Refraction principles are combined with ray diagrams to explain how lenses produce images.
Henderson, T. (2004, December 20). The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light. Retrieved September 7, 2010, from http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn/
Henderson, Tom. The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light. December 20, 2004. http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn/ (accessed 7 September 2010).
Henderson, Tom. The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light. 1996. 20 Dec. 2004. 7 Sep. 2010 <http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn/>.
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Author = "Tom Henderson",
Title = {The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light},
Volume = {2010},
Number = {7 September 2010},
Month = {December 20, 2004},
Year = {1996}
}
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