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Why are polarizing sunglasses better than glasses that simply reduce the total amount of light?

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Why are polarizing sunglasses better than glasses that simply
reduce the total amount of light?

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Introduction:

Light waves are made of electric and magnetic fields. These electric waves vibrate in all perpendicular planes with respect to the direction of propagation.

Polarization is the process by which the electric field vectors inside the light wave are restricted to a single plane. It is done by filtering the light through a polarizer which will absorb or block other planes.

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