Theory of the rainbow
JOSA, Vol. 69, Issue 8, pp. 1089-1092 (1979)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSA.69.001089
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Abstract
A new theory of the rainbow based on Huygens’s principle is given and compared with the complex angular momentum theory. There is good agreement over a large range of angles and size parameters for both the magnetic and electric polarizations.
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Citation
S. D. Mobbs, "Theory of the rainbow," J. Opt. Soc. Am. 69, 1089-1092 (1979)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josa/abstract.cfm?URI=josa-69-8-1089
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