'Caustic (Waves)'
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Caustic (Waves)
Sunday, January 05, 2014
5:59 PM
caustic (waves): focusing of a wave where the energy is turning above and reflecting off a discontinuity, respectively - constructively interfering. The amplitude may be large, but not infinite. There are two branches, the AB branch and the BC branch. Another example of a caustic is the cusp associated with the termination of a shadow zone.
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Created: 2014-01-05
Updated: 2014-01-05