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Chapter 30, Problem 27E
White light propagating in air is incident at 45° on the equilateral prism of Fig. 30.19. Find the angular dispersion γ of the outgoing beam if the prism has refractive indices nred= 1.582 and nviolet = 1.633.
FIGURE 30.19 Exercise 27 (angles of dispersed rays aren't accurate)
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