PickVidsWhy is light slower in glass? - Sixty Symbols
Why it was recommended
This reminds me of this Sixty Symbols video which explains why light is slower in media such as glass than in a vacuum
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What it covers
Professor Mike Merrifield of Nottingham explains in a mostly uncut conversation why light travels slower in glass. He treats light as a wave and describes how the material's. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.
Video details
- Channel
- Sixty Symbols
- Length
- 16 min 30 sec
- Year
- 2013
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