Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 30, Problem 61P
A slab of transparent material has thickness d and refractive index n that varies across the material: n(x) − n1 + (n2 − n1)(x/d)2, where x is measured from one face of the slab. A light ray is incident normally on the slab. Find an expression for the time it takes to traverse the slab.
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