Degree and class of caustics by reflection for a generic source
Year: 2013
Type: preprint
Abstract: We are interested in the study of caustics by reflection of irreducible algebraic planar curves (in the complex projective plane). We prove the birationality of the caustic map (for a generic light position). We also give simple formulas for the degree and the class of caustics by reflection valid for any irreducible algebraic curve of degree at least 2 and for a generic light position.
Authors: Josse, Alfrederic, Pene, Francoise
Language: English
Subfield: Geometry and Topology
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2950720479