Snell's Law from an Elementary Particle Viewpoint
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⚛️ physics.ed-ph
physics.gen-ph
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snelllightparticlerefractiontheorybeamdeflectionderived
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Snell's law of light deflection between media with different indices of refraction is usually discussed in terms of the Maxwell electromagnetic wave theory. Snell's law may also be derived from a photon beam theory of light rays. This latter particle physics view is by far the most simple one for understanding the laws of refraction.
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