Fermat’s Principle of Least Time Predicts Refraction of Ant Trails at Substrate Borders

Fermat’s principle of least time states that light rays passing through different media follow the fastest (and not the most direct) path between two points, leading to refraction at medium borders. Humans intuitively employ this rule, e.g., when a lifeguard has to infer the fastest way to traverse...

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Autores principales: Oettler, Jan, Schmid, Volker S., Zankl, Niko, Rey, Olivier, Dress, Andreas, Heinze, Jürgen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3603862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23527263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059739

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3603862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23527263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059739

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