Prism Definition and 240 Threads

I want to illustrate what the color mixing that is done with a tv screen is all about, and how we can generate the appearance of color using primary colors, even though we don't actually generate any light of the color that we perceive. Consider beginning with a tungsten filament with a...

The magnifying glass is widely used as a low-tech assistive device for reading by the visually impaired. As magnifying power increases, the lens diameter must decrease, greatly constraining the field of view. But a magnifying mirror achieves high magnification over a broader field of view, and...

I am playing with a basic prism spectrometer for fun, and because a lot of design about these spectrometers has gone to the void over the years. As simple as this system is, my optics knowledge is ancient, and I have, unexpectedly encountered a puzzle. The set up is the following: Linear path...

I don't really have any idea. I know that shorter wavelengths refract more on entry to prism; e.g. ultra-violet refracts more than infra-red, but I don't know why they don't join up again when speeding up on exit from the prism.

As part of my studies, I'm obliged to take an experimental course at the moment, where I have to conduct experiments and write a composition. Today we examined spectral lines of helium with a prism. As part of the evaluation, I had to plot the measured diffraction angles of different colors /...

Is it possible to create a lens that expands a narrow range within the visible light spectrum to represent it using full visible spectrum?

Hi, I've attached the photo of the diagram, a photo of my drawings on the diagram. for a): Since the prism is an equalateral triangle, all angles inside the prism is 60°. This means the angle adjacent to α is 180° - 60° = 120°, which means the last angle is 180° - 24.5° - 120° = 35.5°. The...

Hi. I’ve seen a number of schematic diagrams for the Delayed Choice Quantum Eraser experiment. Some include a prism to make the two idler photon paths diverge. However, the prism is shown refracting the ‘idler rays’ in a way which contravenes Snell’s law. E.g. see prism marked ‘PS’ (not the...

splitting white light, and turns out refraction is... complicated

I know that red light has a lower index of refraction than blue light, but that’s not what I’m seeing. The blue light is where the red light should be. I can’t afford to join CHEGG. Any chance that someone would help me out for free? I’d really appreciate it. [Link to chegg removed by the Mentors]

My query in only on the highlighted part...c.ii. Find the question below; Find the markscheme here part c(ii) does not seem correct as i have; ##A_1=0.5 ×(0.65+0.84)0.3 ×2=0.447m^2## ##A_2 = 0.65 ×1.6=1.04m^2## ##A_3 = (0.3146 × 1.6)2=1.00672m^2## Total surface area =...

Find the question below; This is a textbook question and i noted that their solution of, $$A=\left[\dfrac{1}{2}×3×4×6\right]cm^3$$ is not correct in my opinion as the base is not a right angle. The base can be analysed as a rhombus and the exercise therefore is to find the related angles and...

Summary:: If you send a laser beam through a prism, can you measure any shift in wavelength at the other side of it? This sounds like a high school experiment and the concept is simple. I feel the laser should emerge monochromatic and at the same wavelength it went in. Do you get this result...

Hi! I am an electronics engineer and I would be very grateful for some help and suggestions with my problem. I am experiencing severe discomfort when working with almost any LCD screen (smartphones, laptops, monitors). Ophthalmologists say that I am completely healthy and they cannot understand...

Hi folks, This is my first post so be gentle :) I've heard the uncertainty principle before - ΔxΔp ≥ ħ/2 I've seen it demonstrated with the single slit experiment where the x position is constrained (measured?). I was wondering what happens when light is split by a prism. Since the wave...

Hello there, for part a. of this problem I thought I should try to find the radius of curvature R of the lens using the Lensmaker's Formula. Then it would be quite easy to find the minimum thickness T by just finding the thickness of the circle segment using Pythagoras' Theorem. But part of...

Snell's law: I am confused why sometimes the e-ray is below and sometimes above the o-ray? how if no>ne and how to

Does prism equation (i+e = A+δ) apply to all prims, equilateral and right angled? And does it fail for normal incidence on a prism? For eg. when light is incident normally on one of the sides of an equilateral prism, it deviates the light through 60°. i+e = 0. A+δ = 60+60 = 120°.

In the image attached, How is it that the angle shown is 2A? And what exactly is the position of min deviation? Why does it have to be in the given position as shown? Thanks in advance!

Hi all! Breaking down the question bit by bit: AC is coated with a silver film which acts as a mirror - Okay, nothing as of yet right..? A light beam is an incident onto prism at Point Q such that angle PQB is 40 degrees - This means that my incident angle is 50 degrees as shown below...

I have been unable to find any material pertaining to Raman prism. Does such a thing even exist?

In my physics lab, we placed a mirror in front of a telescope with built in crosshairs and crosshairs that were shining out the front of the telescope which reflected against the mirror and allowed us to see them and then adjust the level of the telescope until the two were aligned. Later we had...

Homework Statement: How does the surface of a refracting prism become reflective? Homework Equations: None In my physics lab, we placed a mirror in front of a telescope with built in crosshairs and crosshairs that were shining out the front of the telescope which reflected against the mirror...

I've tried to attempt the first part of the problem(spent over an hour on this) as second part could be easily optained with some calculus ,I asked my friend but alas nobody could conjure the solution to this dangerous trigonometric spell. It was just pages and pages of concoction of...

A quick search turned up Simaciu, Ion. (1997). Chromatic aberration of gravitational lens. 10.13140/2.1.1133.6003. The math is beyond me so I first made a basic assumption that chromatic aberration of gravitational lenses worked somewhat analogous to a prism in that red is bent less than other...

My textbook states that all the 14 bravais lattices have one of the 7 types of parallelepiped (7 crystal systems) that can be used as an unit cell. However in case of 3D HCP textbooks don't talk about this parallelepiped, rather they consider a hexagonal prism as the unit cell. Why is it so...

The expected shape of the deflected roof will look like a pyramid with a water height of 'h'. I am having a hard time to find the a formula for the new shape. Can some one provide me some guidance please, will I have to use calculus to find the volume for this particular shape?

Do Prism form image? If they do form image, then what is the nature of the image formed?

For example, why does blue light refract more than red light in a prism?

a prism is supposed to scatter light rays and separate it into rainbow,then why in a prism periscope the prism send light rays to a particular direction instead of scattering?

Hello respected physics experts, I want to ask why prism is called prism. Can you explain please? Thanks.

I've been doing an experiment where I've used prisms and a spectrometer to find the exact angles inside the prisms and the refractive index of the prisms by finding the minimum angle of deviation. I have attached a picture of the formula I've been using to find the refractive indices. Where...

Homework Statement I'm trying to figure out the mass moments of inertia for a hexagonal prism, with the z-axis being longitudinal. I'm trying to recall my calc 3 from 2 years ago and am failing miserably. I know the height of the prism is h. Each hexagonal side is length a. The prism has...

Why do we have minimum deviation of prism? physical explanation is needed!

Hello, suppose we are given an achromatic prism consisting of two triangular prisms put together as it is shown on this webpage: http://www.schoolphysics.co.uk/age16-19/Optics/Refraction/text/Achromatic_prisms_and_lenses/index.html Imagine a light beam is send through the prism. My book claims...

How to calculate the width of spectrum produced by a dispersive prism of a given apex angle and refractive index, of white light of given width incident on first face of prism?

The volume of a rectangular prism can be represented by the polynomial V(x)=2x^2+9x^2+4x-15 a. The depth of the tank is (x-1) feet. The length is 13 feet. Assume the length is the greatest dimension. Which linear factor represents the 13 ft?This is probably a really easy question but I am so...

Homework Statement I've linked my data table down below. My problem is the relative intensity column. From the table, the units of relative intensity are w/m/s. I'm assuming this is power/velocity, where velocity is the speed of light. However, nowhere in the lab manual did it mention the...

Hello, I was wondering if it is possible to make a definite clear spectrum of a chemical using a glass prism. I have one at home and no matter how hard I try to get an emission or absorption spectrum, it just does not turn out. Can you help? Do I need to focus the light into one point or such...

Hello Is it possible to direct sunlight into the optical fiber by magnifying glass and a prism like the image below? if yes , what shape of prism should i use to do this? Thank you

What type of lens/prism would be needed to allow a image sensor to see 180 degrees, so the sensor could see a hemisphere. It doesn't matter if the input is distorted. I thought that a glass pyramid with a square base might work.

Suppose that I use a prism (vertex angle ##\alpha##) spectroscope to analyze a beam of visible light from a mercury lamp (different wavelenghts) and I want the determine the refraction index of the prism using the minmum deviation angles ##D_{min}##...

What is the answer to this question. The surface area of a rectangular prism is 136 square units. Some edge measurements are 6 and 2.What is the volume?

Homework Statement The problem asks: The index of refraction for violet light in silica flint glass is 1.66, and the index of refraction for red light is 1.62. What is the angular spread of visible light passing through a prism of apex angle 60 degrees if the angle of incidence is 50.03...

As the Figure shown, a white light beam is dispersed by the prism. The refracted beams will have different directions. My question is, will their reverse extension lines intersect into one point, or not? If it will, where is the point? And the proof? Thanks a lot.

Homework Statement I made an apparatus of a rectangular prism dangling from a vertical string from one side while the other is touching the ground. The relationship I'am trying to find is between the angle of the prism relative to the ground and the normal force exerted up wards. I am stuck on...

Is it possible to create a rectangular prism while using only one prism and without repeating any two shapes?

In an experiment to trace the path of a ray of light through triangular glass prism. Can the angle of deviation be zero? Why?

Homework Statement The two rays shown below, a and b, have different wavelengths. They travel through the glass prism as shown; 1) is this possible? 2) If this is possible, which has the longer wavelength, ray a or ray b? [see attached figure] Homework Equations λ = λi/n critical angle =...

For part (a) we have 6 rotations, 3 reflections, 1 inversion, and 2 improper rotations, determined by the determinant and trace of the given matrix. We can take K to be the group of 3 rotations and 3 reflections, which is a Normal subgroup since it has index 2. We can take J to be the group...