pith. sign in

arxiv: 1205.3735 · v1 · pith:TKPZ2X7Pnew · submitted 2012-05-16 · 🧮 math.MG

Invisibility via reflecting coating

classification 🧮 math.MG
keywords arbitrarilydirectionsdisclightlineshadowsmallconstruct
0
0 comments X p. Extension
pith:TKPZ2X7P Add to your LaTeX paper What is a Pith Number?
\usepackage{pith}
\pithnumber{TKPZ2X7P}

Prints a linked pith:TKPZ2X7P badge after your title and writes the identifier into PDF metadata. Compiles on arXiv with no extra files. Learn more

read the original abstract

We construct a subset $A$ of the unit disc with the following properties. (i) The set $A$ is the finite union of disjoint line segments. (ii) The shadow of $A$ is arbitrarily close to the shadow of the unit disc in "most" directions. (iii) If the line segments are considered to be mirrors reflecting light according to the classical law of specular reflection then most light rays hitting the set emerge on the other side of the disc moving along a parallel line and shifted by an arbitrarily small amount. We also construct a set which reflects almost all light rays coming from one direction to another direction but its shadow is arbitrarily small in other directions, except for an arbitrarily small family of directions.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.