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Reflection of a wave off a surface.

Klingenberg, W.; Guilfoyle, B.

Authors

B. Guilfoyle



Abstract

Recent investigations of the space of oriented lines in R3R3 are applied to geometric optics. The general formulae for reflection of a wavefront in a surface are derived and in three special cases explicit descriptions are provided: when the reflecting surface is a plane, when the incoming wave is a plane and when the incoming wave is spherical. In each case particular examples are computed exactly and the results plotted to illustrate the outgoing wavefront.

Citation

Klingenberg, W., & Guilfoyle, B. (2006). Reflection of a wave off a surface. Journal of Geometry, 84(1), 55-72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00022-005-0022-0

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2006-03
Journal Journal of Geometry
Print ISSN 0047-2468
Electronic ISSN 1420-8997
Publisher Springer
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 84
Issue 1
Pages 55-72
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00022-005-0022-0
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1590635