A particle mechanism for the index of refraction
Marcel Urban
TL;DR
This paper introduces a corpuscular model to explain the index of refraction and related optical phenomena, providing an alternative to electromagnetic wave theories and aligning well with experimental data.
Contribution
It presents a novel particle-based approach to light refraction, offering a natural interpretation of the Kerr effect and matching quantum predictions without electromagnetic wave assumptions.
Findings
The model accurately predicts experimental refractive indices.
It naturally explains the optical Kerr phenomenon.
Numerical values are obtained easily within the framework.
Abstract
We propose to go away from the electromagnetic wave description of light and to explain through a purely corpuscular and neutral approach, the phenomenon of the slowing down of light in a transparent medium. The quantum predictions and ours are compared against experimental refractive indices. In our framework the optical Kerr phenomenon finds a very natural interpretation and its numerical values are obtained easily
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Taxonomy
TopicsPhotonic and Optical Devices · Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry · Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors