The mathematical physics of rainbows and glories (2001) [pdf] (tlakoba.w3.uvm.edu)
27 points by num42 3 days ago
devindotcom 4 hours ago
If you're at all interested in this stuff, Atmospheric Optics is a fantastic resource that illustrates and explains these phenomena with both depth and accessibility. Note that the menu on the left hides lots of layers.
https://www.atoptics.org.uk/halo/common.htm
https://www.atoptics.org.uk/halo/dogfm.htm
Super old school, love that it's still online.
(edit: incidentally, rainbows and glories fall under the water droplets category)
nvader 2 hours ago
> In the light of this (no pun intended) it is interesting to note that there is another type of surface wave: ...
Missed moment of awesome. Intend your puns, you cowards!
nirgunarthy 5 hours ago
137 pave pdf on rainbows and it's in black and white. Pretty upset about this :)