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Refraction and Dispersion by a Prism
Physics · Chapter 14 · Unit 6: Optics
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- Part 1: Refraction through a prism and minimum deviation19 slides
- Part 2: Thin prisms, dispersion and the rainbow17 slides
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Topics 4
- Refraction through a prism; angle of deviation; i-delta graph
- Minimum deviation: derivation of n = sin((A + delta_m)/2) / sin(A/2)
- Thin prism: deviation delta = (n - 1)A
- Dispersion; angular dispersion; dispersive power; rainbow (ray diagram)