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Catacaustics for Some Graphs


	Vertical rays are reflected off the graph of a function and the corresponding catacaustic is plotted. The envelope of reflected or refracted lines coming from a point source is called a catacaustic or a diacaustic, respectively. In this case the source is infinitely far above the graph and the lines reflect off the graph as off a mirror.


	Contributed by: Michael Rogers (Oxford College of Emory University)
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"Catacaustics for Some Graphs" from The Wolfram Demonstrations Project
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Contributed by: Michael Rogers (Oxford College of Emory University)

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