thin lens imaging formula
relates the lens focal length to object distance and image distance.
symbols, variables and units
f,d_o,d_i: length (m); the sign convention for taking the positive image of the real object.
applicable conditions and boundaries
Paraxial ray, thin lens; different symbol conventions need to be converted consistently.
formula source code
The following is a copyable LaTeX expression.
\frac1f=\frac1{d_o}+\frac1{d_i}Reference and Extended Learning
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