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Light travels through water at three-quarters its speed in a vacuum, making water’s index of refraction 1.33.
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Bysara Reardon, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
The higher the index of refraction, the slower light travels in that medium.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2024
Similarly, a time mirror is formed by an abrupt change in the index of refraction—but in time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2023
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Bysara Reardon, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
The higher the index of refraction, the slower light travels in that medium.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2024
Similarly, a time mirror is formed by an abrupt change in the index of refraction—but in time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2023
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“Index of refraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/index%20of%20refraction. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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