Orac
do you think that the bose einstein condensate slows light down?
and if so , dont you think that if the condensate were rotating
the light would exit the condensate at a different angle than it
entered?
Pokey
In my opinion, yes. The refraction occurs right at the boundary layer.
that is the way that light travels through a medium.
light angle to boundary layer --> refraction angle --> exit angle same as entry angle (parallel).
Are you saying that the photon that first touches the medium is not the one that "exits" the medium?
this is getting interesting.
from what I understand its not the same as the one that entered , because photons are emitted through excitement.
the atoms get excited by photons entering the medium then they emit photons.etc...etc...etc... then the light exits the medium.
