PrismOptics study no. 3
Medium glassApex 60°Band 400–700 nm
Optical bench
Room 3 / dark

A demonstration

White is
a crowd.

One beam goes in. Inside the glass, every wavelength takes a slightly different road. What leaves is a disagreement we call colour.

Apex angle60.0°
Incoming tilt−12°
Dispersion28°
SelectedFull spectrum
Drag the glass · optical bench
Tilt−12°
Dispersion28°
Drag a ray or choose a band400 → 700 nm