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Critical Angle
Information on critical angles with links to information on total internal reflection.
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Kenneth Wilson
Kenneth Wilson (1936 - ) received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1981 for his theory for critical phenomena in connection with phase transitions.
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Victor F. Weisskopf
Victor F. Weisskopf (1908 - ) is widely know for his theoretical work in quantum electrodynamics, the structure of the atomic nucleus, and elementary particle physics. He played a critical role in ...
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Turbulent Flow
Flow descriptions such as Poiseuille's law are valid only for conditions of laminar flow. At some critical velocity, the flow will become turbulent with the formation of eddies and chaotic motion ...
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Francis Crick
A critical influence in Francis Crick's (1916 - ) career was his friendship, beginning in 1951, with J. D. Watson, then a young man of 13, leading in 1953 to the proposal of the double-helical ...
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Total Internal Reflection - The Critical Angle
A lesson on Total Internal Reflection which extends into the detailed mathematics.
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