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Light Refraction Concepts and Effects

The document discusses the principles of refraction, dispersion, scattering of light, and how these optical phenomena cause various atmospheric optical effects like twinkling of stars, blue color of sky, reddish appearance of sun during sunrise and sunset.

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Light Refraction Concepts and Effects

The document discusses the principles of refraction, dispersion, scattering of light, and how these optical phenomena cause various atmospheric optical effects like twinkling of stars, blue color of sky, reddish appearance of sun during sunrise and sunset.

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  • Refraction and Related Concepts

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PRISM (P)2
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v v SCREEN Recombination
Through
Through glass slab
PRISM (P)1 A
prism Twinkling •Planets are much
closer to earth
of stars
•Planets are a collection
of large number of
sin i $ point sized source of
• =1 2 Through
1$ 2
is refractive index sin r light
of med.2 wrt medium 1 Laws of REFRACTION atmosphere
• incident,refracted ray •total variation in the
v1 %1 $ 2 refraction
1$ 2 = = = & normall lie in same amount of light entering
v2 %2 $ 1 plane our eye average to zero
Real depth
1$ 2 = Apparent
Apparent depth Position
Colour S of Sun

Atmosphere
Horizon

Observer
Scattering of light Actual
Sun nearly S Position
Earth
of Sun
overheated
Light travels
shorter distance

Blue scattered away Less blue


Sun appears reddish scattered Blue colour of sky
Colour of sun at Tyndall effect
The fine particles in air
sunrise & sunset
reflect blue colour Dispersion of light due to
Sun near
Observer particles in the atmosphere
horizon
Light travels Hence for an astronaut outside
longer distance atmosphere sky appears dark instead of blue

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