Learning and geometry
Ray diagram for a convex lens (three lines to draw)
Ray tracing through a convex lens: there are only three lines to draw, and two of them fix the image
This drawing comes from one YAML file. No shape was moved by hand.
Notes in the source (in Japanese)
引く線は 3 本しかない。
① 光軸に平行 → 焦点 F′ を通る/② 中心 → 直進/③ 焦点 F を通る → 光軸に平行。2 本で像の先端が決まり、3 本目は答え合わせ。
② の虚像では、光は実際には集まっていない。逆に延ばした破線が交わる所に見える。実線と破線の違いが、この図でいちばん大事な区別。
Source (YAML)
examples/gallery/191-凸レンズの作図.zumen.yaml
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