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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Fermat Principle, Ramsey Theory and Metamaterials.

Mark Frenkel, Shraga Shoval, Edward Bormashenko

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Mark FrenkelChemical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Ariel University, Ariel 407000, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-3025-6130
Shraga ShovalDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Management, Faculty of Engineering, Ariel University, Ariel 407000, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-0582-4821
Edward BormashenkoChemical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Ariel University, Ariel 407000, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-1356-2486

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reinterpretation of the Fermat principle governing the propagation of light in media within the Ramsey theory is suggested. Complete bi-colored graphs corresponding to light propagation in media are considered. The vertices of the graphs correspond to the points in real physical space in which the light sources or sensors are placed. Red links in the graphs correspond to the actual optical paths, emerging from the Fermat principle. A variety of optical events, such as refraction and reflection, may be involved in light propagation. Green links, in turn, denote the trial/virtual optical paths, which actually do not occur. The Ramsey theorem states that within the graph containing six points, inevitably, the actual or virtual optical cycle will be present. The implementation of the Ramsey theorem with regard to light propagation in metamaterials is discussed. The Fermat principle states that in metamaterials, a light ray, in going from point

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Fermat principlegraphsleft-handed materialsmetamaterialsoptical cycleoptical pathRamsey theoremRamsey theory

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PMID38138713
PMCPMC10744505

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