Question

This quantity is related to the number of particles times mean polarizability by the Lorentz-Lorenz equation. This quantity can be negative in left-handed (-5[1])metamaterials. This quantity (10[1])changes linearly (10[1])in response to an electric field in Pockels effect, and it changes quadratically (10[1])with the electric field in the Kerr effect. Taking the arctangent of the ratio of two values of this quantity (-5[1])gives Brewster’s (10[1])angle. The ratio of two values of this quantity equals the ratio of the sines of two angles in (10[1])Snell's law. For 10 points, (10[1])dividing the speed of light by the speed of light in a medium gives (10[1])what quantity that measures how much light bends in a medium? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: index of refraction [or refractive index; prompt on n]
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY989%0%22%89.50
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%38%74.00
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%0%71.50
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1182%0%36%91.11
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY978%0%33%96.29
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%20%54.20
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