- In
geometric optics, the
paraxial approximation is a small-angle
approximation used in
Gaussian optics and ray
tracing of
light through an
optical system...
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Paraxial mesoderm, also
known as
presomitic or
somitic mesoderm, is the area of
mesoderm in the
neurulating embryo that
flanks and
forms simultaneously...
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which are the axial,
paraxial, intermediate, and
lateral plate mesoderms. The
axial mesoderm gives rise to the notochord. The
paraxial mesoderm forms the...
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Because of the
paraxial inequality stated above, the ∂2u/∂z2 term is
neglected in
comparison with the k·∂u/∂z term. This
yields the
paraxial Helmholtz equation...
- for the two
transverse dimensions x and y.
Arbitrary solutions of the
paraxial Helmholtz equation can be
expressed as
combinations of Hermite–Gaussian...
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process by
which somites form.
Somites are
bilaterally paired blocks of
paraxial mesoderm that form
along the anterior-posterior axis of the developing...
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reasonably well by
using the
paraxial approximation. When
discussing ray
tracing this
definition is
often reversed: a "
paraxial ray" is then a ray that is...
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several components which develop into tissues:
intermediate mesoderm,
paraxial mesoderm,
lateral plate mesoderm, and chorda-mesoderm. The chorda-mesoderm...
- to the side of the
paraxial mesoderm, and
further to the
axial mesoderm. The
lateral plate mesoderm is
separated from the
paraxial mesoderm by a narrow...
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system has on rays that p****
through that point, in the
paraxial approximation. The
paraxial approximation ****umes that rays
travel at
shallow angles...
