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  2. Dispersion (optics) - Wikipedia

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    Dispersion is the phenomenon in which the phase velocity of a wave depends on its frequency. [1] Sometimes the term chromatic dispersion is used to refer to optics specifically, as opposed to wave propagation in general. A medium having this common property may be termed a dispersive medium.

  3. Dispersion relation - Wikipedia

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    A dispersion relation relates the wavelength or wavenumber of a wave to its frequency. Given the dispersion relation, one can calculate the frequency-dependent phase velocity and group velocity of each sinusoidal component of a wave in the medium, as a function of frequency

  4. Optical properties - Wikipedia

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    The optical properties of matter are studied in optical physics (a subfield of optics) and applied in materials science. The optical properties of matter include: Refractive index; Dispersion; Transmittance and Transmission coefficient; Absorption; Scattering; Turbidity; Reflectance and Reflectivity (reflection coefficient) Albedo; Perceived ...

  5. Dispersion - Wikipedia

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    Dispersion (chemistry), a system in which particles are dispersed in a continuous phase of a different composition; Dispersion (geology), a process whereby sodic soil disperses when exposed to water; Dispersion (materials science), the fraction of atoms of a material exposed to the surface; Dispersion polymerization, a polymerization process

  6. Cauchy's equation - Wikipedia

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    The theory of light-matter interaction on which Cauchy based this equation was later found to be incorrect. In particular, the equation is only valid for regions of normal dispersion in the visible wavelength region. In the infrared, the equation becomes inaccurate, and it cannot represent regions of anomalous dispersion. Despite this, its ...

  7. Light - Wikipedia

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    In physics, the term "light" may refer more broadly to electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength, whether visible or not. [4] [5] In this sense, gamma rays, X-rays, microwaves and radio waves are also light. The primary properties of light are intensity, propagation direction, frequency or wavelength spectrum, and polarization.

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  9. Nonlinear dispersion relation - Wikipedia

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    A nonlinear dispersion relation (NDR) is a dispersion relation that assigns the correct phase velocity to a nonlinear wave structure. As an example of how diverse and intricate the underlying description can be, we deal with plane electrostatic wave structures ϕ ( x − v 0 t ) {\displaystyle \phi (x-v_{0}t)} which propagate with v 0 ...