 Phase refractive index (source code)

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= Phase refractive index
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The ratio $n=c/v_{\rm ph}$ compares vacuum light speed with the <phase velocity> at a specified <frequency>. In a dispersive material it differs from the group index; the <Cherenkov radiation> cone uses the phase index.

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