Essential University Physics: Volume 2 (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 30, Problem 58P
Show that a three-dimensional corner reflector (three mutually perpendicular mirrors, or a solid cube in which total internal reflection occurs) turns an incident light ray through 180°. (Hint: Let
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