Why is the brilliance of an artificial diamond made of cubic zirconium (n = 1.9) distinctly inferior

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Why is the brilliance of an artificial diamond made of cubic zirconium (n = 1.9) distinctly inferior to the real thing (n = 2.4) even if the two are cut exactly the same way? How would an artificial diamond made of glass compare?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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