{"id":1802,"date":"2018-03-30T23:54:38","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T23:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-optics-wp.pantheonsite.io\/jcwyant\/?page_id=1802"},"modified":"2024-04-19T17:27:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T17:27:34","slug":"webmathematica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/jcwyant\/mathematica\/webmathematica\/","title":{"rendered":"Using webMathematica to solve optics problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wolfram.com\/\">Mathematica<\/a><\/em> can be used to solve most math problems.\u00a0 <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wolfram.com\/products\/webmathematica\/\">webMathematica<\/a><\/em> makes it possible to run<em> Mathematica<\/em> models over the Internet, even if you do not have <em>Mathematica<\/em> on your computer.\u00a0On this web site I am illustrating a few examples of what can be done using <i>webMathematica<\/i> to solve optics problems.<\/p>\n<h3>The weblinks below are currently under construction. In the meantime, <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/demonstrations.wolfram.com\/topic.html?topic=Optics&amp;limit=20\" target=\"_blank\">please refer to the Wolfram Alpha Site for examples.<\/a><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; height: 836px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"480\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\"><strong>ZERNIKE POLYNOMIALS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/zernikes\/zernikes.htm\">Interferograms, Wavefront Maps, and Profiles<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/psfMtfZernikes\/psfMtfZernikes.htm\">PSF and MTF<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: left; 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height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/RadialSIzernikeWavefrontMaps\/RadialSIzernikes.htm\">Radial Shear Interferograms and Wavefront Difference Maps<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/RevSIzernikeWavefrontMaps\/RevSIzernikes.htm\">Reverse Shear Interferograms and Wavefront Difference Maps<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/RotSIzernikeWavefrontMaps\/RotSIzernikes.htm\">Rotational Shear Interferograms and Wavefront Difference Maps<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\"><strong>SEIDEL ABERRATIONS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/seidelWavefrontMaps\/seidel.htm\">Interferograms, Wavefront Maps, and Profiles<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/OPDPlotsMargy\/OPDplots.htm\">OPD Profile Plots<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/RayFanPlotsMargy\/RayFanplots.htm\">Transverse Ray Fan Plots<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/psfMtf\/psfMtf.htm\">PSF and MTF<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/KEseidel\/KEseidel.htm\">Foucault Knife Edge Patterns<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/WireSeidel\/WireSeidel.htm\">Wire Test Patterns<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/seidelHartmann\/seidel.htm\">Shack-Hartmann Patterns<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Shearing<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/LSIseidelWavefrontMaps\/LSIseidel.htm\">Lateral Shear Interferograms and Wavefront Maps<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/RadialSIseidelWavefrontMaps\/RadialSIseidel.htm\">Radial Shear Interferograms and Wavefront Maps<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/RevSIseidelWavefrontMaps\/RevSIseidel.htm\">Reverse Shear Interferograms and Wavefront Maps<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/RotSIseidelWavefrontMaps\/RotSIseidel.htm\">Rotational Shear Interferograms and Wavefront Maps<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\"><strong>FRAUNHOFER DIFFRACTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/multipleSlits\/multipleSlits.htm\">Multiple Slits<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/circularAperture\/circularAperture.htm\">Circular Aperture<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/rectangularAperture\/rectangularAperture.htm\">Rectangular Aperture<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\"><strong>FRESNEL DIFFRACTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/fresnelZones\/fresnelZones.htm\">Circular Aperture<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/fresnelRectangular\/fresnelZones.htm\">Rectangular Aperture<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\"><strong>MISCELLANEOUS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/webMathematica\/myprograms\/MultipleBeamInterference\/multBeamInt.jsp\">Multiple Beam Interference<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/Polarization\/Polarization.htm\">Polarization Examples<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 673.6875px; height: 22px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wyant.optics.arizona.edu\/ThinFilms\/ThinFilms.htm\">Thin Films<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/jcwyant\/miscellaneous\/neat-graphics\/\">Link<\/a> to additional graphics generated using <i>Mathematica<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fp.optics.arizona.edu\/jcwyant\">Link to my main web site.<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mathematica can be used to solve most math problems.\u00a0 webMathematica makes it possible to run Mathematica models over the Internet, even if you do not have Mathematica on your computer.\u00a0On this web site I am illustrating a few examples of what can be done using webMathematica to solve optics problems. The weblinks below are currently under construction. 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