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Statement

12.2.2. How do the wavelength and wave speed change when a wave transitions into a medium with refractive index ? Does the frequency of the wave change?

Solution

It is known that the refractive index determines the change in the speed of light in a medium compared to a vacuum. Therefore, by definition

We also know that the energy of a photon is given by ; this energy does not change when transitioning into another medium, so the frequency also does not change.

The wavelength is then defined as:

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