Dynamic programming, the Fermat principle, and the eikonal equation revisited

Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 713-716

  Lakshminarayanan, V ^a   Varadharajan, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Eikonal equation; Fermat principle; Optics; Optimality principle

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS;

EIKONAL EQUATION; FERMAT'S PRINCIPLE; OPTIMALITY PRINCIPLE;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 0031318907     PISSN: 00223239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022638309280     Document Type: Article

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