What characteristic of a light wave in a medium determines the index of refraction of that medium?

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Shakara · Answer 1 · 2022-09-09T22:32:53+0000

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The refractive index can be seen as the factor by which the speed and the wavelength of the radiation are reduced with respect to their vacuum values: the speed of light in a medium is v = c/n, and similarly the wavelength in that medium is λ = λ0/n, where λ0 is the wavelength of that light in vacuum.

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