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7 Error Functions, Dawson’s and Fresnel IntegralsProperties7.3 Graphics
Figure 7.3.4 (See in context.)
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Figure 7.3.4: |ℱ⁡(x)|2, −8≤x≤8. Fresnel (1818) introduced the integral ℱ⁡(x) in his study of the interference pattern at the edge of a shadow. He observed that the intensity distribution is given by |ℱ⁡(x)|2.
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ℱ⁡(z): Fresnel integral and x: real variable
Keywords:
Fresnel integrals, applications, interference patterns
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Annotations for §7.3 and Ch.7
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