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Gaussian Formula for Ray Tracing in Lenses and Mirrors
Balta, Nuri
Physics Teacher, v60 n1 p56-57 Jan 2022
In introductory texts, some "special" rays are selected to draw the image produced by lenses and mirrors. After teaching special rays, students usually ask how to draw an arbitrary ray. One method for drawing an arbitrary ray is the "tilted principal axis." As an example, the tracing of an arbitrary ray in diverging lens is indicated in Fig. 1.
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