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Ray tracing (physics)

Known as: RT 
In physics, ray tracing is a method for calculating the path of waves or particles through a system with regions of varying propagation velocity… 
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2017
2017
Design of SIW-Based Multi-Aperture Couplers Using Ray Tracing Method
In this paper, a simplified ray tracing method is used to approximately predict the coupling characteristics of H-plane multi… 
2010
2010
A GRID MODEL FOR SHALLOW WATER WAVES
Waves in coastal regions can be affected by the bottom, by currents and by the local wind. The traditional approach in numerical… 
2010
2010
Depth induced breaking of wind generated surface gravity waves in Estonian coastal waters
Depth-induced wave breaking is a key term for wave energy dissipation in the action balance equation of the third generation… 
2010
2010
The physics of wedge diffraction : high-frequency approximate solution in the vicinity of shadow boundary
A top-down physical principle called virtual discontinuity principle of diffraction is proposed by us for analyzing waves… 
2010
2010
Experimental investigation of damping flexural vibrations using two-dimensional acoustic ‘black holes’
In the present paper, we report the results of the experimental investigation of damping flexural vibrations in rectangular… 
2005
2005
Baroclinic and barotropic tides in the Weddell Sea
Barotropic and baroclinic tides were simulated for the Weddell Sea using ROMS. The model estimates for both tidal elevations and… 
2000
2000
Characteristics of phase-averaged equations for modulated wave groups
The project concerns the influence of long waves on coastal morphology. The modelling of the combined motion of the long waves… 
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1987
Highly Cited
1987
Modeling and rendering waves: wave-tracing using beta-splines and reflective and refractive texture mapping.
The graphical simulation of a certain subset of hydrodynamics phenomena is examined. New algorithms for both modeling and… 
1986
1986
A parabolic refraction-di raction equation in the ray-front coordinate system
The parabolic equation method has been extensively used for combined refraction and diffraction problems of water waves. However… 
1964
1964
Development of a method for numerical calculation of wave refraction / by W. Harrison and W.S. Wilson.
Abstract : A procedure is described for calculation of wave refraction using observed or hindcast deepwater wave characteristics… 
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