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What is a ray in optics?
What is a ray in optics?
- An idealized geometrical model of light or other electromagnetic radiation (correct)
- A physical particle carrying light energy
- A mathematical equation describing light propagation
- A wavefront of actual light
What is the purpose of using rays in optics?
What is the purpose of using rays in optics?
- To model the propagation of light through an optical system (correct)
- To approximate solutions to Maxwell's equations
- To analyze wavefronts of actual light
- To describe wave phenomena such as diffraction
What does ray optics or geometrical optics not describe?
What does ray optics or geometrical optics not describe?
- The energy flow of light
- Phenomena such as diffraction (correct)
- The discrete nature of light rays
- The propagation of light through an optical system
Under what conditions are approximate solutions to Maxwell's equations used in ray tracing?
Under what conditions are approximate solutions to Maxwell's equations used in ray tracing?
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What can be modeled in limited circumstances by adding phase to the ray model?
What can be modeled in limited circumstances by adding phase to the ray model?
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