Curved mirrors
Concave or Convex mirrors (slice of the surface of a sphere)
produce: distorsion, magnification, wide view ….
Characteristic points, lines and distances:
- center of the sphere (C)
- optic axis (the line passing through C and center of the mirror)
- focal point (halfway between the mirror and C), light rays coming parallel with the optical axis intersect here
- focal distance: length of F-M