Physics - Light(diamond)

• anpanman

  23 Aug 09, 17:11

  The depth of the pavilion plays a  pivotal role in how light gets reflected internally and thus how bright a diamond sparkles. Explain how a diamond with a shallower pavilion will not shine as brightly as one with a deeper pavilion.

  Less light gets reflected out?

• wee_ws

  23 Aug 09, 20:00

  Hi,

    You are very close, good guess!

    And thanks for your question, as I get to learn something new :)

    Do check this out:

    http://www.themeter.net/diamond-cut_e.htm

    Thanks again!

  Cheers,
  Wen Shih

• deepak.c

  23 Aug 09, 20:01

   

  The perfect cut.

   

  Ask any woman, they would know.