RE: [ATM] A bit of optical theory - two mirror "true aplanats"

["Donald Good" <donald.good@comcast.net>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: atm-bounces@atmlist.net 
> [mailto:atm-bounces@atmlist.net] On Behalf Of Michael Peck
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 11:53 AM
> To: atm@atmlist.net
> Subject: [ATM] A bit of optical theory - two mirror "true aplanats"
> 
...
>  It's a little more accessible than Born & Wolf or the 
> original work by Schwarzschild (at least if your German is as 
> rusty as mine).
> 
> One thing that surprised me, and might surprise Jim too, is 
> there's a closed form expression for the surface shapes of 
> the mirrors.
> 
> Mike Peck
> 
> 

Principles of Optics: 
Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light
(7th Edition, October 1999)
by Max Born and Emil Wolf

I found this on Amazon and took a look at the table of contents.  Wow, there
doesn't seem to be anything left out.
Also, I didn't realize at first that this was THE Max Born.  I also found
that he died in 1970 at the time of the 4th edition.  The later editions
must have been ghost-written. ;)

Don

BTW Jim, what are "false aplanats"? ;) ;)

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