Suppose that earth's atmosphere is as described in the preceding problem, except that (n^{2}(y)=1+alpha y+beta y^{2}), where

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Suppose that earth's atmosphere is as described in the preceding problem, except that \(n^{2}(y)=1+\alpha y+\beta y^{2}\), where \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are positive constants. Find the light-ray trajectory \(x(y)\) in this case.

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Modern Classical Mechanics

ISBN: 9781108834971

1st Edition

Authors: T. M. Helliwell, V. V. Sahakian

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