Here's a cool read on what actually happens when light enters a prism: https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/refrn/Lesson-4/Dispersion-of-Light-by-Prisms
tthvar
This is a fantastic application of our work on Snell's law/refraction, where the white light separates into constituent hues when passing through the prism.
somaniarushi
A question that at first felt silly, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized I had no idea: Why a prism? I assumed it was something to do with the angle of the prism, but beyond that, I had not a clue. This is a pretty interesting read into the idea! https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/23401/can-anyone-explain-to-me-why-light-is-not-dispersed-into-a-spectrum-through-a-pa
rubywerman
I was curious how does the spectrum/rainbow relate to color hues. This quora answer gave a nice explanation https://www.quora.com/Why-are-the-colors-black-and-white-not-present-in-a-rainbow
Here's a cool read on what actually happens when light enters a prism: https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/refrn/Lesson-4/Dispersion-of-Light-by-Prisms
This is a fantastic application of our work on Snell's law/refraction, where the white light separates into constituent hues when passing through the prism.
A question that at first felt silly, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized I had no idea: Why a prism? I assumed it was something to do with the angle of the prism, but beyond that, I had not a clue. This is a pretty interesting read into the idea! https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/23401/can-anyone-explain-to-me-why-light-is-not-dispersed-into-a-spectrum-through-a-pa
I was curious how does the spectrum/rainbow relate to color hues. This quora answer gave a nice explanation https://www.quora.com/Why-are-the-colors-black-and-white-not-present-in-a-rainbow