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In this chapter we will discuss the solutions of the Lagrange’s equations for media having spherical and cylindrical symmetry. Ray paths in cylindrically symmetric media are of tremendous importance in fiber optics.
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Lakshminarayanan, V., Ghatak, A.K., Thyagarajan, K. (2002). Ray Paths in Media with Spherical and Cylindrical Symmetry. In: Lagrangian Optics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1711-5_4
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