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Dispersion refers to the frequency dependence of the properties of a wave.

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Why doesn’t a normal window produce an apparent rainbow?

My question is, why don’t all windows or transparent objects create this dispersion, i.e. why is the refractive index dependent on frequency in a dispersive prism, and not in a window? …
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