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Abbe Number
The ratio of refractivity to dispersion in an optical medium.
Specifically:
where
n
d,F,C
= index of refraction for the Fraunhofer
d
,
F
and
C
lines, respectively.
See also:
Abbe Refractometer
,
Refractive Index
.
Subjects:
Optics
Physics
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