Fermat’s principle of least time

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Fermat’s principle of least time is a fundamental variational principle in optics stating that light follows the path that takes the least time, from which many laws of geometrical optics can be derived.

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Fermat's principle	1
Fermat’s principle in optics	1

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Snell’s law of refraction → derivedFrom → Fermat’s principle of least time ⓘ

Euler–Lagrange equation → generalizes → Fermat’s principle of least time ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fermat’s principle in optics

Pierre de Fermat → notableWork → Fermat’s principle of least time ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fermat's principle