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Understanding Light Dispersion in Prisms by ravi shankar is a document available to read on EtoBox.

1. The document discusses dispersion of light through prisms and lenses. Dispersion is the splitting of white light into constituent colors due to the wavelength dependence of refractive index. 2. Key terms discussed include angle of dispersion, dispersive power, and achieving deviation without dispersion or dispersion without deviation using combinations of prisms. 3. Examples of calculating dispersion characteristics like angular dispersion and dispersive power for given prism properties are provided.

Author
ravi shankar
Language
EN