Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
physical phenomenon
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
reflection
refraction |
| gptkbp:category |
variational principle
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| gptkbp:countryOfPublication |
gptkb:Latin
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| gptkbp:describes |
path taken by light
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| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:optics
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| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Pierre_de_Fermat
1657 |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fermat's principle
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| gptkbp:influenced |
principle of least action
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Pierre_de_Fermat
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Snell's_law
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| gptkbp:state |
the path taken by light between two points is the path that can be traversed in the least time
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:geometrical_optics
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Optics
gptkb:geometrical_optics gptkb:Euler-Lagrange_equation gptkb:least_action_principle gptkb:Principle_of_least_action gptkb:Snell's_law |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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