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In optics, the refractive index (also called refraction index or index of refraction), often denoted n, is the ratio of the speed of light in vacuum (c) to the speed of light in a given optical medium (v), n=c/v. The refractive index determines how much the path of light is bent, or refracted, when entering a material, as described by Snell's law of…
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TTTA extracted 174 structured relationships around Refractive index. Examples in this analysis include Refractive index → is a → linear response function and Refractive index → is a → important property of the components of any optical instrument. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refractive index | is a | linear response function | 0.90 | text |
| Refractive index | is a | important property of the components of any optical instrument | 0.90 | text |
| Refractive index | is a | fundamental physical property of a substance | 0.90 | text |
| sound | instance of | It can also be applied to wave phenomena | 0.80 | text |
| glass have extremely low DC conductivity | instance of | Good dielectric materials | 0.80 | text |
| and at low frequencies the dielectric loss is also negligible | instance of | Good dielectric materials | 0.80 | text |
| resulting in almost no absorption | instance of | Good dielectric materials | 0.80 | text |
| .mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su | instance of | A relatively high refractive index and low density can be obtained with glasses containing light metal oxides | 0.80 | text |
| plastics | instance of | but isotropic materials | 0.80 | text |
| glass can also often be made birefringent by introducing a preferred direction through | instance of | but isotropic materials | 0.80 | text |
| e.g. | instance of | but isotropic materials | 0.80 | text |
| an external force or electric field | instance of | but isotropic materials | 0.80 | text |
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Source: Wikipedia — Refractive index · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout