B.Crowell - Optics, Vol
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Benjamin Crowell
Book 5 in the Light and Matter series of introductory physics textbooks www.lightandmatter.com
Optics
The Light and Matter series of introductory physics textbooks:
1Newtonian Physics
2Conservation Laws
3Vibrations and Waves
4Electricity and Magnetism
5Optics
6The Modern Revolution in Physics
Optics
Benjamin Crowell
www.lightandmatter.com
Light and Matter
Fullerton, California
www.lightandmatter.com
© 1999-2001 by Benjamin Crowell All rights reserved.
Edition 2.1 rev. 2002-09-27
ISBN 0-9704670-5-2
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Brief Contents |
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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 ................. |
45 |
5 |
Wave Optics .................................. |
59 |
Contents 7
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1 |
The Ray Model |
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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 |
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Summary ...................................................... |
23 |
Homework Problems .................................... |
24 |
3 |
Images by Reflection, |
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Part II |
33 |
3.1 |
A Real Image Formed by an Inbending |
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Mirror ...................................................... |
34 |
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3.2 |
Other Cases With Curved Mirrors ....... |
37 |
3.3* |
Aberrations ......................................... |
41 |
Summary ...................................................... |
43 |
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Homework Problems .................................... |
44 |
2 |
Images by Reflection, |
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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 |
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Homework Problems .................................... |
32 |
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Contents |
4 |
Refraction |
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Exercises |
77 |
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and Images |
45 |
Solutions to Selected |
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4.1 |
Refraction |
46 |
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Problems |
85 |
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4.2 |
Lenses ................................................. |
52 |
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4.3* |
The Lensmaker’s Equation ................ |
54 |
Glossary |
87 |
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4.4* Refraction and the Principle of Least Time |
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54 |
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Index |
89 |
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Summary ...................................................... |
55 |
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Homework Problems .................................... |
56 |
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Wave Optics |
59 |
5.1 |
Diffraction ............................................ |
60 |
5.2 |
Scaling of Diffraction ............................ |
61 |
5.3 |
The Correspondence Principle ............ |
62 |
5.4 |
Huygens’ Principle ............................... |
63 |
5.5 |
Double-Slit Diffraction .......................... |
64 |
5.6 |
Repetition ............................................ |
68 |
5.7 |
Single-Slit Diffraction ........................... |
69 |
5.8ò* The Principle of Least Time ............... |
72 |
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Summary ...................................................... |
73 |
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Homework Problems .................................... |
74 |
Contents 9
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