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  2. Eötvös effect - Wikipedia

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    The mathematical derivation for the Eötvös effect for motion along the Equator explains the factor 2 in the first term of the Eötvös correction formula. What remains to be explained is the cosine factor.

  3. Prism correction - Wikipedia

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    Prentice's rule, named so after the optician Charles F. Prentice, is a formula used to determine the amount of induced prism in a lens: = where: P is the amount of prism correction (in prism dioptres) c is decentration (the distance between the pupil centre and the lens's optical centre, in millimetres)

  4. Spherical aberration - Wikipedia

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    Correction. In lens systems, aberrations can be minimized using combinations of convex and concave lenses, or by using aspheric lenses or aplanatic lenses. Lens systems with aberration correction are usually designed by numerical ray tracing. For simple designs, one can sometimes analytically calculate parameters that minimize spherical aberration.

  5. Ray transfer matrix analysis - Wikipedia

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    Ray transfer matrix analysis (also known as ABCD matrix analysis) is a mathematical form for performing ray tracing calculations in sufficiently simple problems which can be solved considering only paraxial rays. Each optical element (surface, interface, mirror, or beam travel) is described by a 2×2 ray transfer matrix which operates on a ...

  6. Dispersion (optics) - Wikipedia

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    The most commonly seen consequence of dispersion in optics is the separation of white light into a color spectrum by a prism. From Snell's law it can be seen that the angle of refraction of light in a prism depends on the refractive index of the prism material.

  7. Sagitta (geometry) - Wikipedia

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    Formulas. In the following equations, denotes the sagitta (the depth or height of the arc), equals the radius of the circle, and the length of the chord spanning the base of the arc. As and are two sides of a right triangle with as the hypotenuse, the Pythagorean theorem gives us.

  8. Minimum deviation - Wikipedia

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    The formula for minimum deviation can be derived by exploiting the geometry in the prism. The approach involves replacing the variables in the Snell's law in terms of the Deviation and Prism Angles by making the use of the above properties.

  9. Effective medium approximations - Wikipedia

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    Formula for effective permeability of mixtures has a form μ eff = 1 4 ( H μ + i − H μ 2 − 8 μ m μ d J ( k m a ) ) , {\displaystyle \mu _{\text{eff}}={\frac {1}{4}}\left(H_{\mu }+i{\sqrt {-H_{\mu }^{2}-8\mu _{m}\mu _{d}J(k_{m}a)}}\right),}

  10. Esophoria - Wikipedia

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    Esophoria is an eye condition involving inward deviation of the eye, usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance. It is a type of heterophoria. Cause. Causes include: Refractive errors; Divergence insufficiency; Convergence excess; this can be due to nerve, muscle, congenital or mechanical anomalies.

  11. Contrast transfer function - Wikipedia

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    This is typically denoted CTF-correction, and is vital to obtain high resolution structures in three-dimensional electron microscopy, especially electron cryo-microscopy. Its equivalent in light-based optics is the optical transfer function.