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 metamaterials. This quantity changes linearly (-5[1])in response to an electric field in Pockels effect, and it changes quadratically with the electric field in the Kerr effect. Taking the arctangent of the ratio of two (10[1])values of this quantity gives Brewster’s angle. The ratio of two values of this quantity equals the ratio of the sines of two angles in Snell's law. (10[1])For 10 points, dividing the speed of light by the speed of light in a medium gives what (10[1])quantity (10[1]-5[1])that measures (-5[1])how much light bends (10[1])in a medium? ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: index of refraction [or refractive index; prompt on n]
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Summary

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
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY888%0%25%72.14
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%22%71.56

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Caleb HinesLiberty AVCU27-5
Malachi LedfordTusculumDuke A5610
Ilyas ChoukriVirginia Tech AWilliam & Mary8310
Soren HeydariUNC CUNC D10110
Miller DoerrLiberty BAppalachian State A10210
Jesse MindleNC StateJames Madison B102-5
Levan TsiskarishvilliJames Madison AUNC A104-5
Audrey ReadLiberty CAppalachian State B10810
Ansh MuthiyanUNC BVirginia11210
Ben KantsiperJames Madison BNC State1120
Timothy PorterVCULiberty A11210