. Light travels at different speeds through materials due the refractive index of that material. Given...

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. Light travels at different speeds through materials due therefractive index of that material. Given that I have a transparentpolymer material, would light travel faster or slower through it ifit (a) have zero stress on it or (b) have a substantial, but stillelastic, stress on it (say 20 MPa for HDPE)? Explain.

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Hey there Given the conditions we know that the refractive index can be given with the formula n cv where c is the velocity of light in vacuum and v is the velocity of light in that medium The ratio between these two    See Answer
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