TY - JOUR
AU - Birriel, Ignacio
AB - When driving on a sunny day, one can sometimes observe a small solar spectrum in the rearview mirror of a vehicle. The formation of this “rainbow” results from the prism-like structure of the rearview mirror. Our investigation of this phenomenon reveals that the resulting spectrum is formed in a manner similar to the way a rainbow is formed by a water droplet. We suggest a demonstration that you can perform so that your students can observe this phenomenon. All that is required is a sunny day, a ring stand, a clamp holder, and rearview mirror.
TI - Rearview Mirror Rainbow: An Optics Investigation
JF - The Physics Teacher
DO - 10.1119/1.5145405
DA - 2020-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-association-of-physics-teachers/rearview-mirror-rainbow-an-optics-investigation-h5HACBaSCS
SP - 164
EP - 166
VL - 58
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -