The Role Of Light Waves In Forensic Science

To know about phenomenon refraction you must learn the meaning of the word and how is does it apply to forensics science. Refraction is when the waves bend as they pass from one medium to another, when that happen, it cause the waves to have a change in their speed. When a series of waves create an angle traveling toward the new medium, one side will change speed before the other side, causing the waves to turn toward the slower side this is known as a phenomenon. Phenomenon is associated with light, sound, water and waves. (What is Refraction?, 2016). Light waves are known to travel within the air at nearly 300 million meters per second until the waves penetrate another medium. These mediums can be associated with glass or water, at the point of penetrating they would suddenly slow down while in the air causing the rays to bend creating refraction. (What is Refraction?, 2016). To indicate how fast every medium waves travel, you will have to use refractive index. Refractive index can measure the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to its speed. (Richard Saferstein, 2011). …show more content…
Forensic scientist collect, preserved and analyzes evidence during the course of an incident. (What is forensic science?). After analyzes and processing the evidence forensic scientist must prepared for court to explain the facts why this evidence is important to their case and explain why the suspect that is accused of the crime is the person who have committed this