Symmetric caustics and Curie's principle

Alain Joets, Ahmed Belaidi, and Roland Ribotta. "Symmetric caustics and Curie's principle." Banach Center Publications 62.1 (2003): 135-142. <http://eudml.org/doc/282023>.

@article{AlainJoets2003,
abstract = {Physical systems producing caustics may possess symmetries. In that case the relation between the symmetry of the system, considered as a whole, and the symmetry of the caustic follow a very general symmetry principle, the Curie principle. We give various examples of application of the Curie principle to caustics produced by the deflection of light in liquid crystals: the so called squint effect, the visualization of a new type of roll structure, etc. We show also that the Curie principle applies to physical systems having multiple stable states (variants).},
author = {Alain Joets, Ahmed Belaidi, Roland Ribotta},
journal = {Banach Center Publications},
keywords = {caustics; Curie's principle; squint effects; deflection of light},
language = {eng},
number = {1},
pages = {135-142},
title = {Symmetric caustics and Curie's principle},
url = {http://eudml.org/doc/282023},
volume = {62},
year = {2003},
}

TY - JOUR
AU - Alain Joets
AU - Ahmed Belaidi
AU - Roland Ribotta
TI - Symmetric caustics and Curie's principle
JO - Banach Center Publications
PY - 2003
VL - 62
IS - 1
SP - 135
EP - 142
AB - Physical systems producing caustics may possess symmetries. In that case the relation between the symmetry of the system, considered as a whole, and the symmetry of the caustic follow a very general symmetry principle, the Curie principle. We give various examples of application of the Curie principle to caustics produced by the deflection of light in liquid crystals: the so called squint effect, the visualization of a new type of roll structure, etc. We show also that the Curie principle applies to physical systems having multiple stable states (variants).
LA - eng
KW - caustics; Curie's principle; squint effects; deflection of light
UR - http://eudml.org/doc/282023
ER -