Dynamic programming, Fermat's principle
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J.J. Brandstatter; M. Schoenberg
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Article
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1974
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Elsevier Science
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English
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An extension of Permat's principle to the stochastic caSe is presented in order to treat ray propagation in random media. The concept of dynamic programming permits one to derive a sequence of stochastic eiiional equations from which a sequence of rays can be traced us&g Hamilton's equations. The ex