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 recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/71401 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71401 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 535 Geometrical optics Ray equation Eikonal equation Wavefronts Óptica (Física) 2209.19 Óptica Física |
| Sumario: | 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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