Rays of light trapped by conics |
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Authors: | Thierry Dana-Picard |
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Abstract: | In a previous note [2], some geometric constructions were shown which can be interpreted as a ray of light trapped in a polygon by successive reflections on the sides. The same question is addressed here, replacing polygons by conics or pairs of conics. In some cases, the light is concentrated towards a specific segment. The tools used for the computations are elementary geometry, calculus and, in some cases, Commutative Algebra Software. |
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