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Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work

From Sergio <invalid@invalid.com>
Newsgroups sci.physics
Subject Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work
Date 2016-05-31 13:07 -0500
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On 5/31/2016 3:48 AM, nuny@bid.nes wrote:
> On Monday, May 30, 2016 at 11:34:41 PM UTC-7, HVAC wrote:
>
> (snip pointlesssniping contest)
>
>   Let's try talking physics. Here's some easy questions relevant to the topic:
>
>   When light reflects off a conductor, does its magnetic or electric field or both reverse? Hint: RF waveguides.
>
>   What about when light reflects off an insulator?

>
>   What about in the case of total internal reflection inside an insulator?
>
>   What about a semiconductor? Hint: why is fool's gold yellow?
>
>
>   Mark L. Fergerson


Let me know the answers, (used to know some of them, long ago)

  I think the  E field reverses bounding off a conductor, but not 
bouncing off an insulator

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The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-28 18:37 -0500
  Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-28 19:17 -0500
    Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-28 20:47 -0400
      Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 06:57 -0700
        Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-29 13:03 -0400
          Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-29 12:18 -0500
            Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 10:31 -0700
              Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-29 14:16 -0500
              Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-30 01:11 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-30 01:15 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-30 14:02 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-30 11:19 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-30 21:06 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-30 22:35 -0500
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-31 00:24 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-30 23:34 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 01:48 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 03:26 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 06:21 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-31 10:43 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-31 10:41 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 07:48 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-31 12:08 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 11:33 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 17:48 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 18:15 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-06-01 02:55 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-06-01 01:17 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-31 10:59 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-31 13:07 -0500
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 11:37 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-06-01 00:17 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-31 14:42 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-31 10:40 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 09:51 -0500
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-31 12:24 -0400
            Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 12:34 -0500
              Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-29 14:25 -0500
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 14:54 -0500
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-29 21:17 +0000
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-29 16:33 -0500
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-30 01:19 -0400
            how work with words start witm M noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 12:06 -0700
          Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 10:26 -0700
            Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-30 01:00 -0400
    Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 12:41 -0700
      Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-30 12:18 +0000
        Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-05-30 05:44 -0700
          Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-30 14:25 -0400
            Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-05-30 15:42 -0700
              Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-30 21:14 -0400
              Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 09:37 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-05-31 13:59 -0700
              Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 16:33 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-06-01 01:41 -0400
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work ClutterFreak <ClutterFreak@FakeAddress.com> - 2016-06-01 10:46 -0500
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2016-06-01 00:48 -0700
                Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2016-06-01 09:59 -0700
      light is wavey ,period noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 10:24 -0700
  Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-28 20:38 -0400
    Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work ClutterFreak <ClutterFreak@FakeAddress.com> - 2016-05-29 12:13 -0500
      Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-05-29 13:47 -0700
  Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-29 05:08 +0000
    Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-29 08:31 -0500
      Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-29 17:41 +0000
  Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 08:56 -0500
    Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work ClutterFreak <ClutterFreak@FakeAddress.com> - 2016-05-29 12:04 -0500
    Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-29 17:36 +0000
  Re: The awesome physics behind how mirrors work Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-29 09:00 -0500
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