On 08/02/09 10:01, Warp wrote:
> Neeum Zawan<m.n### [at] ieee org> wrote:
>> I find it disturbing that Wikipedia's article on refraction has no
>> actual physical explanation
>
> Does science even fully agree on the physics of refraction?
Don't really know. However, I think it does agree on the physics behind
refractive index. It's just a function of the permittivity, which
electromagnetics precisely describes (in terms of waves). I don't know
if there's a "particle" explanation.
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