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Gone with the wind.
- Source :
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New Scientist . 02/28/98, Vol. 157 Issue 2123, p7. 2/3p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Diagram. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- Reports on the method invented by John Kimball, physicist at the University of Albany in New York, for calculating the fastest route for sailing from point A to B based on the mathematics of optics. Information on the Fermat principle one of the founding base of optical physics; Description of the methodology used to calculate the fastest route; Reference to the study found in the `European Journal of Physics' volume 19.
- Subjects :
- *SAILING
*OPTICS
*MATHEMATICAL models
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02624079
- Volume :
- 157
- Issue :
- 2123
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New Scientist
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 350164