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

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

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Columbia B2610
Rohit Chintala (DII)Maryland B (DII)NYU B3410
Vincent Zhang (DII)Penn A (DII)NYU A (UG)6210
Lucas Shedlock (UG)Princeton A (UG)Lehigh A (UG)63-5
Alex Wong (DII)Rutgers A (UG)Fordham A8010
Nishna Makala (DII)Maryland A (DII)Penn B (DII)8310
Alex Lin (DII)Rutgers BBard A (UG)93-5
Jack Stuhlman (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Rowan A (DII)10810
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Princeton A (UG)11210
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Rutgers B1120

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