I think if you consider the angle defined by DIRECTED RAYS there is only
one angle of deviation; it is less than 90 deg for the usual prism
experiments
Hasan Fakhruddin
Instructor of Physics
The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities
BSU
Muncie, IN 47306
E-mail: hfakhrud@bsu.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: Blair Drader [mailto:blair_7985@HOTMAIL.COM]
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 1:31 PM
To: PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu
Subject: Angle of deviation
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<P><BR>Hello,</P>
<P>I require some clarification on what the angle of deviation is.
In the physics text <EM>Fundamentals of Physics an Introductory
Course</EM>, it states that it is the angle between the original path of
the incident ray of light entering a prism, and the path that the
emerging light ray. As far as I can tell, there are 2 angles here,
one greater than 90 degrees, and one less than 90 degrees. Is
the angle of deviation defined to be less than 90 degrees?</P>
<P>Thank you in advance,</P>
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