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Einstein's light quanta through the lens of Maxwell's equations
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Light and sound waves - OCR 21st Century
Refraction close refractionProcess by which a wave changes speed and sometimes direction upon entering a denser or less dense medium, eg a light ray changes direction when refracted by a lens.