The cat’s-eye phenomenon: a mathematical approach

This paper provides a mathematical basis for the well-known cat’s-eye effect appearing on chatoyant gemstones. After reminding the reader of the physical origin of this effect and the conditions for observing it, we introduce all required parameters and some reasonable assumptions in order to simpli...

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Main Authors: Gauthier, Jean-Pierre, Bui, Thanh Nhan, Fereire, Jacques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Académie des sciences 2025-02-01
Series:Comptes Rendus. Physique
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Online Access:https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.5802/crphys.231/
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