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29 Jul 2024 06:16:58 EDT (-0400)
  Re: A question of physics  
From: Christopher James Huff
Date: 9 May 2003 16:29:11
Message: <cjameshuff-A07733.16291309052003@netplex.aussie.org>
In article <3ebbd2fb@news.povray.org>, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> 
wrote:

> > Mirages. The varying density can cause reflections.
> 
>   You don't mean variable refraction?

I do, and don't. The varying density causes varying optical density, 
which produces variable refraction. If things are set up properly, you 
can end up with reflections from a layer of hot air which look a lot 
like water.

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