DocumentCode
888543
Title
The eikonal equation in a moving medium
Author
Kritikos, H.N.
Volume
55
Issue
3
fYear
1967
fDate
3/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
442
Lastpage
443
Abstract
The eikonal equation as derived by Sommerfeld and Runge has been extended to include the case of moving media under the condition where (v/c) ≪ 1 (v is the velocity of the medium, c is the speed of light in vacuum). Using the Hamilton Jacobi formalism, the equivalent system of linear equations was determined which can be used for ray tracing. An exmple of a moving medium where the index of refraction is a function of one of the coordinates has been considered.
Keywords
Differential equations; Jacobian matrices; Laboratories; Optical refraction; Physics; Ray tracing; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1967.5529
Filename
1447459
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