What is a Fresnel integral?

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July 8, 2014
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Enarson Classroom Building EC 326

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2014-07-08 16:00:00 2014-07-08 17:00:00 What is a Fresnel integral? Title:  What is a Fresnel integral?Speaker:  Anthony CiavarellaSeminar Type: What is... ?Abstract:  Fresnel integrals are a pair of special functions which have applications in physics.  In my talk, I will introduce the ideas of optics that led Fresnel to his discovery of these functions.  I will then talk about some of their other applications and their relation to a few other special functions.​ What is a Fresnel integral? [pdf] Enarson Classroom Building EC 326 America/New_York public

Title:  What is a Fresnel integral?

Speaker:  Anthony Ciavarella

Seminar TypeWhat is... ?

Abstract:  Fresnel integrals are a pair of special functions which have applications in physics.  In my talk, I will introduce the ideas of optics that led Fresnel to his discovery of these functions.  I will then talk about some of their other applications and their relation to a few other special functions.​

What is a Fresnel integral? [pdf]

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