Chapter 9: Q1P (page 484)
Verify equations 4.2.
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The equations andare verified.
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In Problems 5 to 7, use Fermat’s principle to find the path followed by a light ray if the index of refraction is proportional to the given function.
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Change the independent variable to simplify the Euler equation, and then find a first integral of it.
Change the independent variable to simplify the Euler equation, and then find a first integral of it.
Use Fermat’s principle to find the path followed by a light ray if the index of refraction is proportional to the given function
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Show that the actual path is not necessarily one of minimum time. Hint: In the diagram, A is a source of light; CD is a cross section of a reflecting surface, and B is a point to which a light ray is to be reflected. APB is to be the actual path and AP'B, AP"B represent varied paths. Then show that the varied paths:
(a) Are the same length as the actual path if CD is an ellipse with A and B as foci.
(b) Are longer than the actual path if CD is a line tangent at P to the ellipse in (a).
(c) Are shorter than the actual path if CD is an arc of a curve tangent to the ellipse at P and lying inside it. Note that in this case the time is a maximum!
(d) Are longer on one side and shorter on the other if CD crosses the ellipse at P but is tangent to it (that is, CD has a point of inflection at P).
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