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Velocity Factor Computation
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Absolute Refractive Index Ratio [ n ]
- [ n = c0 / vm ]
- [ n = c0 / vphase ]
- [ n = v0 / vm ]
- [ n = λ0 / λ ]
- [ n = | f | ]
Convergence of Frequency and Wavelength
- Values for the measurements of frequency and wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum converge at the square root of the speed of light and electromagnetic waves.
- [ f = | √c0 | Hz ] = 17,314.515817660047983788339758548 Hz.
- [ λ = | √c0 | m ] = 17,314.515817660047983788339758548 m.
- [ n = | √c0 | ] = 17,314.515817660047983788339758548.
- [ n-1 ] = 0.000057755008025118657200470132435913.
- [ T ] = 57.755008025118657200470132435913 microseconds (μs).
Frequency [ f ]
- [ f = c0 / λ Hz ]
- [ f = n Hz ]
- [ f = T-1 Hz ]
- [ f = v0 / λ Hz ]
- [ f = vm / λ0 Hz ]
- [ f = λ0 / λ Hz ]
- [ f0 = 1.0 Hz ]
- [ f0 = c0 / λ0 Hz ]
- [ | f-1 | = n-1 ]
Period [ T ]
- [ t = d / v ] (time equals distance divided by velocity)
- [ T = | f-1 | s ]
- [ T = n-1 s ]
- [ TA = au / c s ] (light-time for astronomical unit distance)
- [ TA = 499.004783836156411913 seconds per astronomical unit (s/au or s*au-1) ]
- [ Tc0 = 5.36819375222574812072 microseconds per statute mile (μs/mi or μs*mi-1) ]
- [ Tc0 = 3.3356409519815204957557671447492 nanoseconds per meter (ns/m or ns*m-1) ]
- [ Tc0 = 3.05011008649190234132 nanoseconds per yard (ns/yd or ns*yd-1) ]
- [ Tc0 = 1.0167033621639674471063578257196 nanoseconds per foot (ns/ft or ns*ft-1) ] (light foot)
Relative Refractive Index Ratio [ n ]
- [ n = | f | ]
- [ n = T-1 ]
- [ n = v1 / v2 ] (one perspective)
- [ n = v2 / v1 ] (another perspective)
Snell's Law
- [ sinΘ1 / sinΘ2 ] = [ v1 / v2 ] = [ n2 / n1 ]
Speed of Light and Electromagnetic Waves in Free Space (Vacuum) [ c ]
- [ c = c0 ]
- [ c = f * λ0 ]
- [ c0 = v0 ]
- [ c0 = 299,792,458.0 meters per second (m/s or m*s-1) ]
- [ c0 = 29.9792458 centimeters per nanosecond (cm/ns or cm*ns-1) ]
- [ c0 = 186,282.03962746 statute miles per second (mi/s or mi*s-1) ]
- [ c0 = f0 * λ0 ]
- [ c0 = f * λ ]
Velocity Factor Ratio [ n-1 ]
- [ n-1 = | f-1 | ]
- [ n-1 = s ]
- [ n-1 = T ]
- [ n-1 = vm / c0 ]
- [ n-1 = vm / v0 ]
- [ n-1 = λ / λ0 ]
- [ n-1 = 1 * √εr-1 ]
- [ n-1 = 1 / √εr ]
Velocity of Light and Electromagnetic Waves through a Medium [ vm ]
- Velocity of light and electromagnetic waves through a medium equals the speed of light divided by absolute refractive index.
[ vm = c0 / n ]
- Velocity of light and electromagnetic waves through a medium equals the speed of light multiplied by the velocity factor.
[ vm = c0 * n-1 ]
Velocity of Propagation [ VP ]
- Velocity of propagation equals the speed of light divided by the square root of relative electric permitivity.
[ VP = c0 / √εr ]
- Velocity of propagation equals the speed of light multiplied by the quantity of the square root of relative electric permitivity to the power of minus 1.
[ VP = c0 * √εr-1 ]
Wavelength [ λ ]
- [ λ0 = | c0 | m ]
- [ λ0 = | v0 | m ]
- [ λ0 = 299,792,458.0 m ]
- [ λ0 = 186,282.03962746 statute miles ]
- [ λ0 = c0 / f0 ]
- [ λ = c0 / f ]
- [ λ = v0 / f ]
- [ λm = λ0 * n-1 ]
- [ λm = λ0 / n ]