An account of peculiar light patterns produced in a pool under falling rain droplets was recently reported by Molesini and Vannoni (2008 Eur. J. Phys. 29, 403-411). The mathematical approach, however, only covered the case of symmetrical location of a light source and the observer's eyes with respect to the vertical of the falling droplet. Extending such an account to asymmetrical configurations, a general solution for the reflection trails that are observed on the pool surface is presented.
Light reflection from water surfaces perturbed by falling rain droplets
Molesini G;Vannoni M
2009
Abstract
An account of peculiar light patterns produced in a pool under falling rain droplets was recently reported by Molesini and Vannoni (2008 Eur. J. Phys. 29, 403-411). The mathematical approach, however, only covered the case of symmetrical location of a light source and the observer's eyes with respect to the vertical of the falling droplet. Extending such an account to asymmetrical configurations, a general solution for the reflection trails that are observed on the pool surface is presented.File in questo prodotto:
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