#S33 Reflection from surfaces
Richard Feynman
Jonathan
May 14, 202621 February 1963Caltech, Pasadena CA
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A physics lecture derives reflection and refraction from Maxwell’s equations, using plane waves and boundary conditions to recover Snell’s law and reflection coefficients. It then discusses absorbing media, metals, and the critical angle, including evanescent fields and a microwave prism demonstration, before briefly shifting to course-planning talk.
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