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Re: The symbol for index of refraction

Welcome back Leigh

While you were 'gone' we rehashed EVERY topic that was ever hashed here.

Hope that your 'vacation' was refreshing.

We 'Merkins often use the generic 'n' as a useful, unitless symbol.
Lots of ratios get called 'n'.


At 4:28 PM -0700 8/2/02, Leigh Palmer wrote:
Can anyone direct me to an appropriate source of information on
the origin of the use of "n" (by American physicists) and "mu"
(by the Brits) as symbols representing the index of refraction?

Leigh