Which mechanism causes shimmering visual distortion above hot asphalt?

💡 Explanation

Polarization causes visual distortion; because temperature gradients induce molecular alignment the Polarization vector changes. This produces localized birefringence which bends the polarized light rays therefore distorting images seen through them, rather than density gradient refraction.

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