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.
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| 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 |
| 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. |
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