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Southall, James Powell Cocke

 
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Sinopsis

Master the paths of light with a rigorous Geometrical Optics reference.

This edition compiles essential equations, symbols, and methods used to analyze how rays refract and propagate through centered systems and spherical surfaces. It emphasizes practical computation, including formulae for path determination, principal planes, and pupil geometry, making it a reliable guide for students and professionals alike. Geared toward readers who want hands-on techniques, this book presents clear frameworks for tracing rays, applying refraction laws, and handling complex optical systems. It covers both classical approaches and alternative methods, such as parameter-based and angular descriptions, to support precise design and analysis.

  • Detailed treatment of ray paths at spherical and planar interfaces, with step-by-step calculation schemes
  • Definitions and usage of key symbols for distances, coordinates, and pupil geometry
  • Explicit refraction formulae and alternative computation methods (Kerber, Seidel)
  • Connections between chief rays, axial points, focal points, and image formation
Ideal for readers of advanced optics texts, engineering students, and professionals who need a thorough, field-tested reference on geometrical optics and ray tracing.

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Excerpt from The Principles and Methods of Geometrical Optics: Especially as Applied to the Theory of Optical Instruments

Without entering more fully into the contents of the various chap ters, it may be stated that the work as a whole is designed as a general introduction to the special theory of optical instruments (telescope, microscope, photographic Objective, etc., including also the eye itself). To discuss properly and fully each of these types would require a separate and extensive volume, which I may be induced to undertake at some future time as a sequel to the present work.

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