Document Type
Report
Source Publication Title
Technical Report 324
Abstract
Variational techniques are used to find path of light rays on surfaces. Using Fermat's principle of least time the problem is treated as a constraint optimization to obtain a system of partial differential equations.
Disciplines
Mathematics | Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Publication Date
1-1-1997
Language
English
License
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Recommended Citation
Ghandehari, Mostafa, "Ray Optics on Surfaces" (1997). Mathematics Technical Papers. 197.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/math_technicalpapers/197