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How does Dipole coupling affect macroscopic polarizability and refractive index
I have taken some measurements of refractive index (refractometer (commercial Brix meter), nD20 i.e. 20 degrees C and 589 nm) and density of sucrose/water mixtures and also of ethanol/water mixtures.
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Why exactly does light bend when it enters a different medium? [duplicate]
Simply: what happens to the electric(and magnetic) fields when it enters the medium? How does it interact with the molecules and how this interaction leads to the bending of light?
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A Question About Brewster's Law
In most textbooks I read, they state that when the angle of reflection + angle of refraction = 90, there is maximum polarization. What I don't understand is what maximum polarization means. Does it ...
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Why does light not polarise off metallic surface?
I am aware that light partially polarizes upon reflection off a non-metallic surface, however, why is it that this only occurs for non-metallic surfaces?
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Brewster Angle - what is the polarization state of the transmitted wave?
When unpolarized light is incident at Brewster's angle, what I understand is that the reflected wave is S-polarized. What is the polarization state of the transmitted (refracted) part of the wave?
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