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A light ray passes from medium 1 with index of refraction

through a plate with index of refraction

and continues back out again into medium 1. The path depends on the ratio

, the thickness of the plate

, and the angle of incidence

Contributed by: Volodymyr Holovatsky (Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine)

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Light Ray Passing through a Transparent Plate