Special light trajectories in optical medium

2010/08/12 by Miroslav Pardy, Pardy, Miroslav
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #physics.gen-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1101.4001

12 pages

arxiv created 2010/08/12 · arxiv updated 2011/01/21

Abstract

The Fermat principle is used to define trajectories in nonhomogenous optical media. The Poincare model of the Lobachevskii geometry is derived. The index of refraction is determined for the light confined in the circular trajectory in the optical medium.

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