Class SnellLaw

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.natural.physics.classical.waves.optics.SnellLaw

public class SnellLaw
extends Object

Snell's Law and Fresnel equations for ray optics.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SnellLaw()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Real	brewsterAngle(Real n1, Real n2)	Brewster's angle: $\theta_B = \arctan(n_2 / n_1)$
static Real	fresnelRp(Real theta1, Real n1, Real n2)	Fresnel reflectance for p-polarized light (TM mode).
static Real	fresnelRs(Real theta1, Real n1, Real n2)	Fresnel reflectance for s-polarized light (TE mode).
static Real	refract(Real theta1, Real n1, Real n2)	Snell's Law: $n_1 \sin\theta_1 = n_2 \sin\theta_2$

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

SnellLaw

public SnellLaw()

Method Details

refract

public static Real refract(Real theta1,
 Real n1,
 Real n2)

Snell's Law: $n_1 \sin\theta_1 = n_2 \sin\theta_2$

Parameters:

theta1 - Incident angle (radians)

n1 - Refractive index of incident medium

n2 - Refractive index of transmitted medium

Returns:

Refracted angle (radians), or null if total internal reflection

fresnelRs

public static Real fresnelRs(Real theta1,
 Real n1,
 Real n2)

Fresnel reflectance for s-polarized light (TE mode).

fresnelRp

public static Real fresnelRp(Real theta1,
 Real n1,
 Real n2)

Fresnel reflectance for p-polarized light (TM mode).

brewsterAngle

public static Real brewsterAngle(Real n1,
 Real n2)

Brewster's angle: $\theta_B = \arctan(n_2 / n_1)$