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Amazing question! Yup. Refractive index is a function of wavelength. I bet you already knew that on some level, because that's why prisms do their thing. As an
by itishappy 3y ago
Amazing question! Yup. Refractive index is a function of wavelength. I bet you already knew that on some level, because that's why prisms do their thing. As an extreme example, imagine X-rays: they barely refract at all, they just pass straight through stuff! Also, the change is actually quite smooth.
https://refractiveindex.info/ https://refractiveindex.info/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispersion_(optics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispersion_(optics)