Caustics of a parabola
- Author:
- Thierry Dana-Picard
- Topic:
- Parabola, Reflection
Caustics of a parabola
The light rays arrive to the parabolic mirror for the right, parallel to the x-axis. Move the point D to build the caustic.
Consider the mirror as half-transparent, reflection occurs also on the other side of the parabola.
Joint work with Zoltan Kovacs (JKU, Linz, Austria).