Tag: Mirrors
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Chapter 1: Geometric Optics
1.1 Introduction Geometric optics is a field of physics that deals with the study of light and its interaction with various media using the principles of geometry. It is based on the assumption that light travels in straight lines called rays, and it simplifies the analysis of complex optical systems by neglecting the wave properties…
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Optics
Introduction Optics is a branch of physics that studies the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light. Nature of Light Light is an electromagnetic wave, and its speed in a vacuum…
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Virtual Images
Introduction A virtual image is a type of image formed when the outgoing rays from a point on an object diverge. The apparent intersection of these diverging rays occurs behind the plane of the mirror or lens, thus giving the illusion that light comes from this intersection point, even though the light is actually diverging.…