Mirror Definition and 630 Threads

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    Half silvered mirror experiments

    Can I ask a stupid q? Using Wheeler's delayed choice experimental setup, one can vary the path length of one of the legs. This enables making all the photons end up at one detector and none at the other. Is this correct? If so, where did the uncertainty go? Can the interference pattern be...
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    Concave & Convex Mirrors: Real/Virtual Images Explained

    Why can concave mirrors produce a real or virtual image, but convex mirrors can produce only one virtual image?? As well, when an object is moved along the principal axis towards the vertex of a concave mirror, the image changes. Where exactly does this change occur and why? I know it has...
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    Scientists cover the mirror with a stratum that doesn't hold water

    I'm a high school student. I heard that scientists cover the mirror with a stratum that doesn't hold water. Thus when you get out of the shower, you can see your reflection into the mirror in a smooth way. I've been searching this structure. I want to indicate my ideas with composing...
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    What materials make the best mirrors?

    What is the difference between a mirror and a white surface?What I know is: 1. A mirror reflects light such that an image is formed. The angles of reflection and incidence are equal. It reflects all wavelengths of light. 2. A white surface reflects all visible wavelengths of light. It...
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    Virtual mirror on the road on hot days. Why is that?

    While in a car on a hot day, I notice that far ahead of me is a mirror-like surface on the road. I can see the reflections in that virtual mirror too. The mirror shifts with your moving forwards. Can anyone give a simple explanation? Thanks.
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    Running real fast while holding a mirror

    Hello if you're running and looking at your own imagine in a mirror you're holding in your hand, how would the image look like? what if you were running at .99c ? and why?
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    Calculating Rearview Mirror + Amusement Park Mirror Images

    I have 2 questions: What type and height of image would a rearview mirror produce of a car that was 1.3 m high and 15.0 m behind you, assuming the mirror's radius of curvature is 3.2 m? I don't know what equation to use to solve the problem. I think it might be: (1/object distance) +...
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    Cleaning a reflector mirror without scratching it

    Hi all. I have a very heavy 9" reflector but it is has spherical curve. It was made for a semiconductor projection aligner which was being scrapped and I saved the mirror from going into the trash bin. I saw an article in one of the rags about making a frame on the back of the mirror where...
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    Mirror Color: Do Mirrors Have a Color?

    the mirror only reflects light and produce image of other objects. so what's the color of a mirror actually?
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    Prevent Bathroom Mirror Fogging with Soap

    Whenever you take a shower the bathroom mirror fogs. I discovered if one rubs a thin layer of soap on the mirror, then gently rubs it in with a cloth, the mirror does not fog. I could not think of any other reason other than some chemical reason. Why does this happen?
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    What frequency of light is recorded by a detector attached to the moving mirror

    A stationary light source S wit ha natural frequency Fo is viewed in a mirror M by a stationary observer O. The mirror moves away from the observer wit ha velocty of Vrel << c a) what frequency of light is recorded by a detector attached to the moving mirror because Vrel << c classical may...
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    Solving Mirror Questions: Formula & Examples

    I have a few mirror questions. I missed class and didnt get the formulas to do these. If some one could help me out it would be appriciated. The formulas I have in my notes are 1/f = 1/do + 1/di and hi = (ho * di) / do. I don't think I have enough info to use these formulas and I am guessinf...
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    How Does Refraction Affect Image Location in a Bi-Radial Mirror?

    A piece of glas has an index of refraction of 1.5. The ends are hemispheres with radii 2 cm and 4 cm, and the distance that separates the centers of the hemispherical ends. A point object is located in air 1 cm from the left end of the glass. Find the location of the image of the object due...
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    Simple thinking problem - mirror refraction

    Suppose you want to take a photograph of yourself as you look at your image in a flat mirror 1.8 m away. For what distance should the camera lens be focused? You must be ½ the total distance away: since the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection, the distance needed to get a...
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    Optimal Vertical Mirror Height for a 5'0'' Person: Calculating the Perfect Fit

    determine the minimum height of a vertical flat mirror in which a person 5'0'' in height can see his or her full image. I have absolutely no idea how to solve this type of problem... Since we don't know the distance between the object and the mirror, how in the world can we calculate the...
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    How can I solve these mirror problems without getting the wrong answer?

    This is driving me crazy I am ready to either bash my head through a window or kill something. I can't get any of these homework problems and I have no idea why... These are webassign problems so it tells me if its the wrong answer but naturally doesn't tell me what I'm doing wrong... so I am...
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    Why is it that in a mirror that my image is flipped

    i was wondering why is it that in a mirror that my image is fliped but not upside down, why is it in just one plane.
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    How Does a Mirror Reflect Light at the Atomic Level?

    Sure, everyone knows that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflexion. My question is rather aimed at the atomic level. What is the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter? Why can a layer of metal (a mirror) reflect light? Does the interaction occur at the electron...
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    What is 'Mirror Gain' for a Robot Parabolic Mirror?

    Hi, I've asked someone to make me a parabolic mirror for a robot and they want to know the 'mirror gain' i would like. Does anybody know what 'mirror gain' is? thanks
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    Converging lens and Concave mirror

    A converging lens (convex) and a concave mirror, both of focal length 5.0 cm, are arranged with their axes in line. The lens and the mirror are 10.0 cm apart and a candle is placed 3 cm infront of the mirror. By using a ray diagram or some other metho, find the location of all the images...
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    How Do You Determine Object Location and Magnification in a Concave Mirror?

    Well, here is the problem: A girl has her 2-cm high eye 12 cm directly in front of a concave mascara mirror or focal length 18 cm. Where is the object located, and what is the magnification? I'm really lost on this one. EDIT: Sorry, I just realized this would be better suited for the...
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    Convex mirror, and you point a light at it horizontally

    If you have a convex mirror, and you point a light at it horizontally, does the light always reflect through the focal point? (the point halfway on the line connecting border and the center, parallel to the light's initial path) I remember learning this, but I think of a mirror in the shape...
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    Image Location for a Double Concave Mirror (-20 in Focal Length)

    if a double concave mirror with a focal length f = -20 inches is used , where does the image seem to be located , if the image is 30 feet away from the lens first i converted the 30ft to inches and got 360inches used formula 1/p + 1/q = 1/f .0028 + 1/q = -.05 1/q = -.053 q = -18.9...
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    So the sheet of paper should be placed 24 cm from the mirror.

    Mirror due Midnight! Problem 32. A concave spherical mirror can be used to project an image onto a sheet of paper, allowing the magnified image of an ulluminated real object to be accurately traced. If you have a concave mirror with a focal length of 16 cm, where would you place a sheet of...
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    Diverging Lens and Concave Mirror

    Can someone get me started on this, I know how to work a diverging lens and a concave mirror, just not together. The problem: A concave mirror with a radius of curvature of 20.0 cm is placed 25.0 cm from a diverging lens with a focal length of 16.7 cm. An object is placed midway between the...
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    Telescope mirror polishing simulator

    Greetings All, I am attempting to develop a software simulation of the dynamics involved in machine figuring concave parabolic telescope mirrors. As a member of the amateur telescope making community, we currently don't have any tools to do this other than the "trial and error" method...
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    Black and White Mirror / Narrow Band Mirror

    I am looking for a mirror (11" x 14") that reflects only shades of gray. Ideally the reflection would be like a black and white photo (The subject's reflection would be "black and white"). Is such a mirror available? If not, can one be made? If so, by whom? Thank you for your assistance.
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    Force exerted on mirror by laser beam

    How much force (in Newtons) is exerted on a mirror when a 12.0W laser beam of red light (675 nm) strikes the mirror normal to its surface? (Assume no light is absorbed) How how how how? kthx
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    Sunglasses which reflects like a mirror

    I hope this is the correct place to put this... There are certain types of sunglasses which reflects like a mirror on one side, and normal shades on the other. I understand that this is due to a coating of some mercury salt on the lens, but what is the exact physical explanation of this...
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    How much light does your average home mirror reflect?

    A few questions about mirrors: 1) How much light (as a percentage) does your average home mirror reflect? 2) How much light (as a percentage) does a very high quality mirror reflect? 3) How much does a very high quality mirror cost? Thanks.
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