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Originally Posted by grant hutchison
Since blue photons have to "borrow" less energy than red photons in order to match the energy of the UV absorption lines, blue photons can participate in the dressed state for longer than red photons: hence the speed of light is slower and the refractive index correspondingly higher for blue photons than red photons.
Grant Hutchison
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Very informative and intelligent analysis.
Glad to see there is a direct quotation to non-constant speed of light in transparent materials after all (including a quantum explanation). Even though the BAUT forum seems to be the sole source available on the internetwork.
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