Mirages

Jul 30, 2014

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Mirages. - Refractive index decreases in the warmer air (where the density is lower) . - (b) Incoming light ray gets progressively bent towards the horizontal. - (c) Lower portion of horizontal ray moves slightly faster than upper portion since it is still in the warmer air.

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Mirages

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Mirages - Refractive index decreases in the warmer air (where the density is lower) - (b) Incoming light ray gets progressively bent towards the horizontal. - (c) Lower portion of horizontal ray moves slightly faster than upper portion since it is still in the warmer air. - (d) Ray gets bent upwards towards the observer. “Inferior” mirages: - Mirage is below the object
“Superior” mirages: - Mirage is above the object