Parageometrical Optics
G. Toraldo di Francia
Abstract
G. Toraldo di Francia
Abstract
A third branch of optics is shown to exist between geometrical and wave optics. This intermediate link is called parageometrical optics. Several principles of geometrical optics can be suitably extended to it.
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A third branch of optics is shown to exist between geometrical and wave optics. This intermediate link is called parageometrical optics. Several principles of geometrical optics can be suitably extended to it.
Key concepts: Geometrical optics, Physical optics, Optics, Gaussian optics, Physics, Adaptive optics, Crystal optics, Electron optics