New posts in Dispersion

Why are red and blue light refracted differently if they travel at the same speed in the same medium?

Why does ice make such peculiar sounds?

Treatment of electrons and phonons in condensed matter physics

Why does the phase velocity of a string attached to springs depend on the wave length?

Why doesn’t a normal window produce an apparent rainbow?

What is Chirped Pulse Amplification, and why is it important enough to warrant a Nobel Prize?

Why is the speed of oceanic waves not a constant like sound?

Why do convex lenses not disperse light like prisms, given that entry and exit points aren't parallel?

Why do all electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed when travelling through vacuum?

What makes a wave dispersive?