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6 Aug 2024 06:13:48 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Overlaping objects with different ior values  
From: Micha Riser
Date: 21 Jul 2002 16:29:25
Message: <3d3b19a4@news.povray.org>
TinCanMan wrote:

>> Okay, like this the refraction is always well defined. But it is rather
>> unlogical to refract from 1.2 -> 1.0 even though though the ray has never
>> been in space with ior 1.2.
> 
> But can you tell me conclusively what the interior ior of the intersection
> object is, 1.0 or 1.2?  
> 

No, IMO it is not defined (and cannot be defined in a logical and 
consistent way). That is why I think there is something to be changed with 
POV-Ray, e.g. issue a warning.

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