Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
physical phenomenon
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| gptkbp:critical_angle_depends_on |
refractive indices of the two media
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| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Jean-Daniel_Colladon
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| gptkbp:enables |
light guiding in waveguides
total reflection in diamonds |
| gptkbp:explains |
gptkb:Snell's_Law
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| gptkbp:first_demonstrated_in |
1842
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| gptkbp:heldBy |
consequence of the laws of reflection and refraction
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Total Internal Reflection
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| gptkbp:involves |
reflection of all incident light back into the denser medium
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| gptkbp:occurredIn |
angle of incidence exceeds critical angle
light passes from a denser to a rarer medium |
| gptkbp:requires |
light to travel from higher to lower refractive index
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| gptkbp:result |
no transmission of light into the second medium
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| gptkbp:used_in |
gptkb:optical_fibers
astronomer prisms periscopes |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:TIR
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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