Origin of the name rhymes with fiber optics: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Eikonal_equation" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Eikonal_equation</a><p>I guess they hire physics majors there...