There are 3 results of a ray passing from a medium of higher refractive index to lower refractive index depending on the angle θi, the ray can refract to the second medium, critical angle where the refracted ray travels on the boundary between the 2 media, and a possibility of internal reflection if the angle is large enough (never refracts to second medium)
adityaramkumar
How much is this affected by the material in question vs the angle the device is placed at?
micahtyong
Curious to know this as well. I wonder if the techniques we learned in the material modelling chapter are relevant in the Snell's Law of Refraction (e.g., by changing the material, does the value for n_i, n_t change––and if so, how).
There are 3 results of a ray passing from a medium of higher refractive index to lower refractive index depending on the angle θi, the ray can refract to the second medium, critical angle where the refracted ray travels on the boundary between the 2 media, and a possibility of internal reflection if the angle is large enough (never refracts to second medium)
How much is this affected by the material in question vs the angle the device is placed at?
Curious to know this as well. I wonder if the techniques we learned in the material modelling chapter are relevant in the Snell's Law of Refraction (e.g., by changing the material, does the value for n_i, n_t change––and if so, how).