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On the Ray-Wavefront Duality

Version 1 : Received: 18 February 2022 / Approved: 18 February 2022 / Online: 18 February 2022 (09:02:06 CET)

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Díaz-Cano, A.; González-Gascón, F.; Sánchez-Soto, L.L. On the Ray-Wavefront Duality. Symmetry 2022, 14, 478. Díaz-Cano, A.; González-Gascón, F.; Sánchez-Soto, L.L. On the Ray-Wavefront Duality. Symmetry 2022, 14, 478.

Abstract

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.

Keywords

geometrical optics; ray equation; eikonal equation; wavefronts

Subject

Physical Sciences, Optics and Photonics

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