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Why do we not notice any dispersion when white light passes through a windowpane?
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Dispersion is the phenomenon in which the phase velocity of a wave depends on its frequency, or alternatively when the group velocity depends on the frequency. In optics, it often refers to the change in refractive index of materials with the change in wavelength Show more…
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