The Eikonal equation in flat space: Null surfaces and their singularities. I

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 383-407

  Frittelli, Simonetta ^a,b   Newman, Ezra T ^b   Silva Ortigoza, Gilberto ^b,c  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

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EID: 0033480542     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.532777     Document Type: Article

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