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3. Developments and prospects
3.1 Using transformational optics to design an invisibility cloak
Invisibility, and through it the control of light, is a recurring theme in mythology (notably the Kunée of Hades, a helmet that renders its wearer invisible, offered by the Cyclops to the Greek god of the Underworld), fantasy literature and Anglo-Saxon science fiction, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's famous trilogy (the ring to be destroyed, when placed on the hero Frodo's finger, renders him invisible), not forgetting the famous invisibility, intended then suffered, of Jack Griffin, Herbert George Wells' invisible man.
Invisibility was first used in English children's literature, with the Cheshire Cat appearing and disappearing at will before the eyes of Alice Liddell, the young muse of British novelist...
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- Calcul des structures pour leur résistance aux séismes. Partie 1 : Règles générales, actions sismiques et règles pour les bâtiments - Eurocode 8-4 NF EN 1998-1 - 2005
- Calcul des structures pour leur résistance aux séismes. Partie 5 : Fondations, ouvrages de soutènement et aspects géotechniques - NF EN 1998-5 - 2005
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Circular of July 23, 1986 on mechanical vibrations emitted into the environment by installations classified for environmental protection. OJ of October 22, 1986.
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Seismic Defence Structures WO 2018/073412 Al.
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