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On energy balance in light reflection

S.G. Ilyina

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2002. 57. N 1. P. 21

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Angles of incidence and refraction angles are assumed to be complex when light is reflected from the interface of two absorbing media. The components of complex angles are calculated by Snell's law of refraction. Under this assumption, calculating the reflected and refracted energy fluxes by the Fresnel formulas results in the total energy balance.

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S.G. Ilyina
Department of Molecular Physics and Physical Measurements, Faculty of Physics, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119992, Russia
Issue 1, 2002

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