This page is a sub-page of our page on Plane Curves.
Related KMR-pages:
• Geometrical Optics
• Optical Properties of Conics
• Optical Properties of Quadrics
• Focal Surfaces
• The Double-Cylindrical Point Focus
• Solar Simulator
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Other related sources of information:
• Caustics in Optics
• Caustics in Mathematics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caustic_(mathematics)
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The interactive simulations on this page can be navigated with the Free Viewer of the Graphing Calculator.
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Interactive simulations on Caustics.
Caustic Curves
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Ellipse-Vertex-Caustic:
The interactive simulation that created this movie.
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Ellipse – near-focus caustic:
The interactive simulation that created this movie.
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Semi-circle parallel light rays real caustic:
The interactive simulation that created this movie.
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Semi-circle parallel light rays virtual caustic:
The interactive simulation that created this movie.
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