Reflection of a plane wave from a surface perpendicular to the page. The p-components of the waves are in the plane of the page, while the s components are perpendicular to it.

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Reflection of a plane wave from a surface perpendicular to the page. The p-components of the waves are in the plane of the page, while the s components are perpendicular to it.