What is the study of light polarization known for?
Brewster's speed
Brewster's angle
Brewster's law
Brewster's constant
Answer
Brewster's angle, named after the Scottish physicist Sir David Brewster, is the angle of incidence at which light partially polarized by reflection from a dielectric surface becomes completely polarized. This phenomenon occurs when the reflected and refracted light waves are perpendicular to each other, resulting in maximum polarization. The angle at which this occurs depends on the refractive index of the medium.
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