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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1396695
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1396695 |
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31 January 2000
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Euler equation
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refractive index
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variational principle of geometric optics
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0.90105695
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0.88813657
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0.8867183
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0.88619566
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The author discusses logical interrelations between the theorem which states that the derivative of a function vanishes at a point of extremum and the variational principle of geometric optics. Historical remarks and elementary examples are given. The article is based on a lecture given by the author for secondary school teachers in the framework of the ``International Soros Science Educational Program'' and is aimed at presenting contemporary developments in mathematics on an elementary level understandable for secondary school teachers and pupils.
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