Fresnel or Refractive Index Ellipsoid - Interactive Java Tutorial
| Url | http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/java/polarizedlight/ellipsoid/index.html |
| Creator | None listed |
| Contributor | None listed |
| Publisher | Olympus Microscopy Resource Center |
| Description | The refractive index, or the Fresnel, ellipsoid has a radius that yields the refractive index (n) or the squre root of the dielectric constant for waves whose electric displacement vectors lie in the direction of the radius of the ellipsoid within an anisotropic medium. |
| Format | HTML, Java |
| Subject | Physics |
| Keyword | Java Applet, wood, standing wave, refractive index, polarized micriscopy, photomicrography, microscopy, humidity, fresnel, ellipsoid, dielectric constant, birefringence, anisotropy, anisotropic |
| Audience | Researcher, Educator, Learner/Student |