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Re: REFRACTION - REFLECTION

At 21:55 1/8/98 -0500, you wrote:
We discussed total internal reflection... what is the interaction that
occurs if the light reaches the surface with an angle of incidence
greater than the critical angle?

David Abineri dabineri@dot-net.net

The student's mental model is of a wave confined to the denser medium.
It is not. Better to visualize a glancing wave half penetrating the
interface, where its greater speed turns it neatly back into the
denser medium.

Brian
brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK