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A narrow beam of light passes through a slab obliquely and is then received by an eye (figure 18-Q1). The index of refraction of the material in the slab fluctuates slowly with time. How will it appear to the eye? The twinkling of stars has a similar explanation.

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When the index of refraction, µ changes the refracted rays in the slab change its direction. Thus they emerge out of the slab at different points. This results in the shift of the image of the source and the eye find the source disappearing/shifting a bit with time and the source appears twinkling like a star.



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