The theory of caustics and wave front singularities with physical applications
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Publication:2738013
DOI10.1063/1.533316zbMath0974.58037arXivgr-qc/9906065MaRDI QIDQ2738013
Publication date: 30 August 2001
Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9906065
singularities; Lagrangian submanifolds; Hamilton-Jacobi theory; eikonal equation; caustics; wave fronts; Legendrian submanifolds; null surfaces
83C99: General relativity
53D10: Contact manifolds (general theory)
53D12: Lagrangian submanifolds; Maslov index
58K35: Catastrophe theory
78A05: Geometric optics
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