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+; http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/geoopt/refr.html
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+(eq nu (/ c v))
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+(var nu "index of refraction")
+(var c "velocity of light in vacuum")
+(var v "velocity of light in the medium")
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+; Material examples for nu:
+; Vacuum 1.000
+; Air 1.000277
+; Water 4/3
+; Ice 1.31
+; Crown glass 1.50 to 1.62