Generalization of Fermat’s principle for photons in random media: The least mean square curvature of paths and photon diffusion on the velocity sphere

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 5523-5526

  Polishchuk, A Ya ^a   Zevallos, M ^a   Liu, F ^a   Alfano, R R ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0042608516     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.53.5523     Document Type: Article

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