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Computer simulations shed light on the physics of rainbows |
December 08, 2011
Computer scientists who set out to simulate all rainbows found in nature, wound up answering questions about the physics of rainbows as well. The scientists recreated a wide variety of rainbows by using an improved method for simulating how light interacts with water drops of various shapes and sizes. Their new approach even yielded realistic simulations of difficult-to-replicate "twinned" rainbows that split their primary bow in two.
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111206151526.htm
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