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    The document describes six cases of ray diagrams for concave mirrors and one case for convex mirrors. For concave mirrors, it shows light rays reflecting off the curved surface and where the image forms based on the location of the object. The image characteristics are described using LOST (Location, Orientation, Size, Type). It demonstrates that images can form outside the center of curvature, between the focus and center, at the focus, or on the opposite side of the mirror depending on the object location. For convex mirrors, it notes that light rays parallel to the principal axis reflect away from the virtual focus.

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    The document describes six cases of ray diagrams for concave mirrors and one case for convex mirrors. For concave mirrors, it shows light rays reflecting off the curved surface and where the image forms based on the location of the object. The image characteristics are described using LOST (Location, Orientation, Size, Type). It demonstrates that images can form outside the center of curvature, between the focus and center, at the focus, or on the opposite side of the mirror depending on the object location. For convex mirrors, it notes that light rays parallel to the principal axis reflect away from the virtual focus.

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    Convex Concave Ray Diagrams

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    The document describes six cases of ray diagrams for concave mirrors and one case for convex mirrors. For concave mirrors, it shows light rays reflecting off the curved surface and where the image forms based on the location of the object. The image characteristics are described using LOST (Location, Orientation, Size, Type). It demonstrates that images can form outside the center of curvature, between the focus and center, at the focus, or on the opposite side of the mirror depending on the object location. For convex mirrors, it notes that light rays parallel to the principal axis reflect away from the virtual focus.

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    Ray Diagrams

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Spherical Mirrors
    (concave & convex)

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Concave & Convex
    (just a part of a sphere)

    Curved Surface

    Principal Axis
    • •
    C

    C: the centre of curvature (centre point of the sphere)


    F: the focus (focus) of the mirror (halfway between C and the mirror)

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Concave Mirrors
    (caved in)

    • •
    C F
    Principal axis

    Light rays that come in parallel to the principal axis reflect through the focus.

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Concave Mirror Case #1
    (image outside C)

    • •
    C F
    principal axis

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Concave Mirror Case #1
    (image outside C)

    • •
    C F
    principal axis

    The first ray comes in parallel to the principal axis and reflects through the focus.

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Concave Mirror Case #1
    (image outside C)

    • •
    C F
    principal axis

    The first ray comes in parallel to the principal axis and reflects through the focus. The
    second ray comes through the focus and reflects parallel to the principal axis.

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Concave Mirror Case #1
    (image outside C)

    • •
    C F
    principal axis

    The first ray comes in parallel to the principal axis and reflects through the focus. The
    second ray comes through the focus and reflects parallel to the principal axis.

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Concave Mirror Case #1
    (image outside C)

    • •
    C F
    principal axis

    A image forms where the light rays converge. When we describe the image formed, we
    can use the acronym LOST (Location, Orientation, Size, Type).
    This image is L - between F and C, O - inverted (upside down from original), S - smaller than
    original and T - a real image (on the same side of the mirror).

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Your Turn - Concave Case #2
    (object at C)

    object

    • •
    C F
    principal axis

    concave mirror

    • Locate and describe (LOST) the image of the arrow

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Your Turn - Concave Case #2
    (object at C)

    • •
    object C F
    principal axis

    concave mirror

    L - at C, O - inverted, S - same size, T - real


    J.M. Gabrielse
    Concave Mirror Case #3
    (image between C and F)

    • •
    C F
    principal axis

    The first ray comes in parallel to the principal axis and reflects through the focus.

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Concave Mirror Case #3
    (image between C and F)

    • •
    C F
    principal axis

    The first ray comes in parallel to the principal axis and reflects through the focus. The
    second ray comes in through the focus and reflects parallel to the principal axis.

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Concave Mirror Case #3
    (image between C and F)

    • •
    C F
    principal axis

    The first ray comes in parallel to the principal axis and reflects through the focus. The
    second ray comes in through the focus and reflects parallel to the principal axis.
    L - beyond C, O - inverted, S - larger than original, T - real
    J.M. Gabrielse
    Concave Mirror Case #4
    (image at F)

    • •
    C F
    principal axis

    The first ray comes in parallel to the principal axis and reflects through the focus.

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Concave Mirror Case #4
    (image at F)

    • •
    C F
    principal axis

    The first ray comes in parallel to the principal axis and reflects through the focus. The
    second ray comes in through the focus but never reflects off the mirror.
    Result - NO IMAGE is formed
    J.M. Gabrielse
    Concave Mirror Case #5
    (object between F and mirror)

    • •
    C F
    principal axis

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Concave Mirror Case #5
    (object between F and mirror)

    • •
    C F
    principal axis

    The first ray comes in parallel to the principal axis and reflects through the focus.

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Concave Mirror Case #5
    (object between F and mirror)

    • •
    C F
    principal axis

    The first ray comes in parallel to the principal axis and reflects through the focus.
    The second ray comes through the focus and reflects parallel to the principal axis.

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Concave Mirror Case #5
    (object between F and mirror)

    • •
    C F
    principal axis

    The first ray comes in parallel to the principal axis and reflects through the focus.
    The second ray comes through the focus and reflects parallel to the principal axis.

    The image forms where the rays converge. But they don’t seem to co n ve r ge .
    Concave Mirror Case #5
    (object between F and mirror)

    • •
    C F
    principal axis

    The first ray comes in parallel to the principal axis and reflects through the focus. The
    second ray comes through the focus and reflects parallel to the principal axis.
    The image is L - on the other side of the mirror, O - upright (the same direction as the
    original, S - larger than the original, T - virtual (on opposite side of mirror)
    J.M. Gabrielse
    Convex Mirrors Case #6
    (curved out)

    • •
    F C
    principal axis

    Light rays that come in parallel to the principal axis reflect from the focus.

    The focus is considered virtual since sight lines, not light rays, go through it.
    J.M. Gabrielse
    Convex Mirrors Case #6
    (example)

    • •
    F C
    principal axis

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Convex Mirrors Case #6
    (example)

    • •
    F C
    principal axis

    The first ray comes in parallel to the principal axis and reflects through the focus.

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Convex Mirrors Case #6
    (example)

    • •
    F
    C
    principal axis

    The first ray comes in parallel to the principal axis and reflects through the focus. The
    second ray comes through the focus and reflects parallel to the principal axis.

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Convex Mirrors Case #6
    (example)

    • •
    F C
    principal axis

    The first ray comes in parallel to the principal axis and reflects through the focus. The
    second ray comes through the focus and reflects parallel to the principal axis.
    The light rays don’t converge, but the sight lines do.

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Convex Mirror Case #6
    (example)

    • •
    F C
    principal axis

    The first ray comes in parallel to the principal axis and reflects through the focus. The
    second ray comes through the focus and reflects parallel to the principal axis.
    The light rays don’t converge, but the sight lines do.
    L - other side of mirror, O - upright, S - smaller than original, T - virtual
    J.M. Gabrielse
    Your Turn
    (Convex Mirror)

    • •
    object F C
    principal axis

    convex mirror

    • Locate the image and describe it

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Your Turn
    (Convex Mirror)

    • •
    object C
    Fimage principal axis

    convex mirror

    L - Other side of mirror, O - upright, S - smaller than original, T - virtual

    J.M. Gabrielse
    Thanks/Further Info
    • Faulkes Telescope Project: Light & Optics by Sarah Roberts
    • Fundamentals of Optics: An Introduction for Beginners by Jenny
    Reinhard
    • PHET Geometric Optics (Flash Simulator)
    • Thin Lens & Mirror (Java Simulator) by Fu-Kwun Hwang

    J.M. Gabrielse

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