A double parabola with retroreflection properties

This Demonstration shows the reflective behavior of a two-dimensional shape formed by similar arcs of two parabolas. An interesting and unexpected reflective behavior arises when this shape takes a specific configuration, with two parabolas of unit focal length. In this particular configuration it i...

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Main Author: Gouveia, Paulo D.F. (author)
Format: workingPaper
Language:eng
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/1964
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/1964