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Global existence, smoothness, and nonfocussing of optical paths in a refractive medium

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Bloom, C.O., Kazarinoff, N.D. (1976). Global existence, smoothness, and nonfocussing of optical paths in a refractive medium. In: Short Wave Radiation Problems in Inhomogeneous Media: Asymptotic Solutions. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 522. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0079580

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