Simplified Method of Tracing Rays: Through Any Optical System of Lenses, Prisms, and Mirrors (Classic Reprint)

Ludwik Silberstein

ISBN 10: 1331929601 / ISBN 13: 9781331929604

Published by Forgotten Books, 2016

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52 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.12 inches. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Simplified Method of Tracing Rays: Through Any Optical System of Lenses, Prisms, and Mirrors (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331929601
• ISBN 13: 9781331929604
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.09 kilograms

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Synopsis

A practical, vector-based guide to tracing light through complex optical systems

This book presents a hands-on approach to reflection, refraction, and multi-surface optics using simple vector methods. It introduces the core ideas with minimal prerequisites and shows how to apply them to real optical problems, from prisms to layered interfaces. The text guides you through clear, technique-focused steps for calculating ray directions, handling successive surfaces, and building compact representations of intricate systems. It emphasizes a practical transfer of rays and the geometry of incident, refracted, and reflected pencils, with worked examples and exercises to reinforce understanding.

• Learn a practical vector framework for modeling light at multiple interfaces
• Compute emergent rays and their paths through prisms and layered media
• Represent complex systems with compact vector formulas and edge-based geometry
• Explore didactic exercises that illuminate the steps of ray tracing

Ideal for students and professionals in optics, physics, and engineering who seek a compact, hands-on method for tracing rays in real-world systems.