Fermat's Principle and Quantum Electrodynamics
- Episode aired Apr 10, 2021
- 25m
The degree to which light is refracted when passing from one medium to another is directly related to the speed of light in each medium as Andrew demonstrates. With that foundation he shows ... Read allThe degree to which light is refracted when passing from one medium to another is directly related to the speed of light in each medium as Andrew demonstrates. With that foundation he shows that Quantum Electrodynamics predicts that light will follow the path of least time betwee... Read allThe degree to which light is refracted when passing from one medium to another is directly related to the speed of light in each medium as Andrew demonstrates. With that foundation he shows that Quantum Electrodynamics predicts that light will follow the path of least time between its source and destination.