On the ray-wavefront duality

We investigate the behavior of the solutions of the ray equation in isotropic media. We discuss local and global transversals and wavefronts and give examples of rays without wavefronts.

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Díaz-Cano Ocaña, Antonio, González Gascón, Francisco, Sánchez Soto, Luis Lorenzo
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/71401
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71401
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:535
Geometrical optics
Ray equation
Eikonal equation
Wavefronts
Óptica (Física)
2209.19 Óptica Física
Descrição
Resumo:We investigate the behavior of the solutions of the ray equation in isotropic media. We discuss local and global transversals and wavefronts and give examples of rays without wavefronts.