Snell–Descartes law and TIR

Layer 1 — Physicsin the wave-phenomena subtree

n₁ sin θ₁ = n₂ sin θ₂; total internal reflection at θ_c = sin⁻¹(n₂/n₁); evanescent wave in forbidden medium (frustrated TIR).

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