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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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Data de publicação: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositório: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/71401 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71401 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| 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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