Chemistry and Physics Faculty Articles
Title
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-24-2011
Publication Title
European Journal of Physics
ISSN
0143-0807
Volume
32
Issue/No.
2
First Page
399
Last Page
405
Abstract
The first-order equation relating object and image location for a mirror of arbitrary conic-sectional shape is derived. It is also shown that the parabolic reflecting surface is the only one free of aberration and only in the limiting case of distant sources.
NSUWorks Citation
Castano, D., & Hawkins, L. C. (2011). Conicoid Mirrors. European Journal of Physics, 32, (2), 399 - 405. https://doi.org/10.1088/0143-0807/32/2/013. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_chemphys_facarticles/36
DOI
10.1088/0143-0807/32/2/013
