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The Atomic Origin of the Reflection Law

Author(s) -

K. Prytz

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the physics teacher

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.411

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 1943-4928

pISSN - 0031-921X

DOI - 10.1119/1.4967892

Subject(s) - reflection (computer programming) , dipole , physics , basis (linear algebra) , character (mathematics) , theoretical physics , classical mechanics , quantum mechanics , computer science , mathematics , geometry , programming language

It will be demonstrated how the reflection law may be derived on an atomic basis using the plane wave approximation together with Huygens' principle. The model utilized is based on the electric dipole character of matter originating from its molecular constituents. This approach is not new but has, since it was first introduced by Ewald and Oseen in 1915, been applied and analyzed many times before. Here we develop the Ewald-Oseen model of reflection adapted for high school and early undergraduate students with a basic knowledge of microscopic material structure

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