Conicoid mirrors

DOI10.1088/0143-0807/32/2/013MaRDI QIDQ3008669zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Diego J. Castaño, Lawrence C. Hawkins

Publication date 22 June 2011

Published in European Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1010.0708

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometric optics (78A05)

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.

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