Re: Fingerprints in the sky explained by “beautif ul mathematics”
From: Sam Wormley (swormley1_at_mchsi.com)
Date: 11/15/04
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Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:17:59 GMT
Narasimham G.L. wrote:
> Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com> wrote in message news:<VvSld.338100$wV.324690@attbi_s54>...
>
>>Fingerprints in the sky explained by “beautiful mathematics”
>> http://www.iop.org/news/844
>>
>>Michael Berry and Mark Dennis from the University of Bristol,
>>in collaboration with Raymond Lee of the US Naval Academy, have
>>successfully predicted the patterns of polarisation of skylight,
>>explained in broad outline by Lord Rayleigh in 1871, using
>>elliptic integrals – a type of mathematics with deep geometrical
>>roots, often described as “beautiful”.
>
>
> Pity, there are no pictures or equations of those fingerprint ridges given.
See: http://www.usna.edu/Users/oceano/raylee/papers/NJP_sky_P_singularities.pdf
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