Wave speed from medium

Speed of electromagnetic wave propagation depends on the refractive index of the medium.

Notation:

  1. c (c) is speed_of_light.

Links:

  1. Wikipedia.

wave_speed

Speed of wave propagation in medium. See phase_speed.

Symbol:

v

Latex:

v

Dimension:

velocity

refractive_index

relative_refractive_index of the medium.

Symbol:

n

Latex:

n

Dimension:

dimensionless

law

v = c / n

Latex:
v=cn