Optical path length — In optics, optical path length (OPL) or optical distance is the product of the geometric length of the path light follows through the system, and the index of refraction of the medium through which it propagates. A difference in optical path… … Wikipedia
Mean free path — In physics, the mean free path is the average distance covered by a moving particle (such as an atom, a molecule, a photon) between successive impacts (collisions) [1] which modify its direction or energy or other particle properties. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Arc length — Determining the length of an irregular arc segment is also called rectification of a curve. Historically, many methods were used for specific curves. The advent of infinitesimal calculus led to a general formula that provides closed form… … Wikipedia
chemin géométrique — geometrinis kelio ilgis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. geometrical path length vok. geometrische Weglänge, f rus. геометрическая длина пробега, f pranc. chemin géométrique, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
geometrinis kelio ilgis — statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. geometrical path length vok. geometrische Weglänge, f rus. геометрическая длина пробега, f pranc. chemin géométrique, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
geometrische Weglänge — geometrinis kelio ilgis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. geometrical path length vok. geometrische Weglänge, f rus. геометрическая длина пробега, f pranc. chemin géométrique, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
геометрическая длина пробега — geometrinis kelio ilgis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. geometrical path length vok. geometrische Weglänge, f rus. геометрическая длина пробега, f pranc. chemin géométrique, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Optics — For the book by Sir Isaac Newton, see Opticks. Optical redirects here. For the musical artist, see Optical (artist). Optics includes study of dispersion of light. Optics is the branch of … Wikipedia
Travelling salesman problem — The travelling salesman problem (TSP) is an NP hard problem in combinatorial optimization studied in operations research and theoretical computer science. Given a list of cities and their pairwise distances, the task is to find a shortest… … Wikipedia
Nonimaging optics — (also called anidolic optics)[1][2] is the branch of optics concerned with the optimal transfer of light radiation between a source and a target. Unlike traditional imaging optics, the techniques involved do not attempt to form an image of the… … Wikipedia