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State the Principle of reversibility of light

Asked by Sugee(student), on 14/9/09
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The principle that if a beam of light is reflected back on itself, it will traverse the same path or paths as it did before reversal.

The principle of reversibility states that light will follow exactly the same path if its direction of travel is reversed.

Hence:

Using Snell 's Law,

sin i
 sin r

= 1 n 2

sin r
 sin i

= 2 n 1

1 n 2=

1
2 n 1

It follows that

1 n 2=

1
2 n 1

Posted by Glistenstar_143(student), on 14/9/09

Sorry ,

Using Snell 's Law,

sin i
 sin r

= 1 n 2

sin r
 sin i

= 2 n 1

1 n 2=

1
2 n 1

It follows that

Posted by Glistenstar_143(student), on 14/9/09

1 n 2=

1
2 n 1

this is the final equation.Sorry again

Posted by Glistenstar_143(student), on 14/9/09

how

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