Snell's law

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs law of refraction
gptkbp:appliesTo light
interface between two media
other waves
gptkbp:basisFor fiber optics
design of lenses
prism behavior
gptkbp:category gptkb:optics
gptkbp:describes relationship between angles of incidence and refraction
gptkbp:explains bending of light at interface
gptkbp:expressedIn n1 * sin(θ1) = n2 * sin(θ2)
gptkbp:formedBy 1621
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Snell's law
gptkbp:involves refractive index
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Willebrord_Snellius
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:René_Descartes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fermat's_principle
total internal reflection
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:optics
physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Physics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4