rbouchard47 Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 if an object were to be placed in a vaccum, would light waves cease to slow down and show color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 no, they would still slow down upon entering a medium and colour is only determined by frequency(or energy, it comes to the same). frequency does not change because of the lack of an atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbouchard47 Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 "medium" meaning the object? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 well, assuming it is transparent. otherwise it will just get reflected or absorbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 if an object were to be placed in a vaccum, would light waves cease to slow down and show color? Are you asking about what happens to light inside an object, if that object is in a vacuum (vs some other medium, like air or water)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbouchard47 Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 Are you asking about what happens to light inside an object, if that object is in a vacuum (vs some other medium, like air or water)? yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaynos Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 yes Well the refractive index (for visible light) for air and vacuum is very similar. So not much will be different from if it was just in air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbouchard47 Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 thanks Klaynos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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