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Description: A matlab-computed sinusoidal traveling plane wave, entering a region of lower wave velocity at an angle, illustrating the decrease in wavelength and change of direction (refraction) that results.
Title: Wave refraction
Credit: Own work
Author: Dicklyon (Richard F. Lyon)
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
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