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[Pages:90]Optics

Benjamin Crowell

Book 5 in the Light and Matter series of introductory physics textbooks

Optics

The Light and Matter series of introductory physics textbooks: 1 Newtonian Physics 2 Conservation Laws 3 Vibrations and Waves 4 Electricity and Magnetism 5 Optics 6 The Modern Revolution in Physics

Optics

Benjamin Crowell



Light and Matter Fullerton, California

? 1999 by Benjamin Crowell All rights reserved.

Edition 2.0 rev. 2000-09-09

ISBN 0-9704670-5-2

Brief Contents

1 The Ray Model of Light ...................11 2 Images by Reflection, Part I ........... 25 3 Images by Reflection, Part II .......... 33 4 Refraction and Images ................... 43 5 Wave Optics .................................... 57 Exercises............................................... 73 Solutions to Selected Problems ......... 79 Glossary ................................................ 81 Index ...................................................... 83

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Contents

1 The Ray Model

of Light

11

1.1 The Nature of Light .............................. 12 1.2 Interaction of Light with Matter ............ 15 1.3 The Ray Model of Light ....................... 17 1.4 Geometry of Specular Reflection ......... 20 1.5* The Principle of Least Time for Reflection

22 Summary ...................................................... 23 Homework Problems .................................... 24

3 Images by Reflection,

Part II

33

3.1 A Real Image Formed by an In-Bending Mirror ...................................................... 34

3.2 Other Cases With Curved Mirrors ....... 36 3.3* Aberrations ......................................... 40 Summary ...................................................... 41 Homework Problems .................................... 42

2 Images by Reflection,

Part I

25

2.1 A Virtual Image .................................... 26 2.2 Curved Mirrors ..................................... 27 2.3 A Real Image ....................................... 28 2.4 Images of Images ................................ 29 Summary ...................................................... 31 Homework Problems .................................... 32

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