2 papers
physics.pop-ph2025
Common principles behind rainbows and boat wakes
Eduardo A. Jagla, Alberto G. Rojo
Rainbows and boat wakes may seem unrelated, but they share deep mathematical connections through ray folding, caustics, and Airy interference. This paper explores these principles,…
physics.pop-ph2023
The chiral knife edge: a simplified rattleback to illustrate spin inversion
Eduardo A. Jagla, Alberto G. Rojo
We present the chiral knife edge rattleback, an alternative version of previously presented systems that exhibit spin inversion. We offer a full treatment of the model using qualit…