Derive ordinary differential equation in physical modeling of a searchlight reflector. What shape should the reflector (a rotating surface) of the searchlight have to be, so that the light beam from the point source can be reflected as parallel wire bundles?

ajanlr

ajanlr

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2022-10-23

Derive ordinary differential equation in physical modeling of a searchlight reflector
What shape should the reflector (a rotating surface) of the searchlight have to be, so that the light beam from the point source can be reflected as parallel wire bundles?
This problem is just about an ODE, and my biggest problem is that I don't know how to construct differential equations from physics. The answer provided by the author is
y 2 = 2 C ( x + 1 2 C )

Answer & Explanation

broeifl

broeifl

Beginner2022-10-24Added 11 answers

Explanation:
  n u m b e r   o f   c o n s t a n t s   = 1       y 2 = 2 c x + c 2     ( )         , b y   d i f f 2 y y = 2 c y y = c b y   s u b s t i t u t i o n   i n   ( )       t h e n   w e   h a v e         y 2 = 2 x ( y y ) + y 2   y 2   y = 2 x y + y y 2

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