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Lagrange invariant

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heights and angles of any two rays. For these rays, the optical invariant is a constant throughout all space.
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is a measure of the light propagating through an optical system. It is defined by
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is a generalization of the Lagrange invariant which is formed using the
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is proportional to the throughput of the optical system (related to
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Measure of the light propagating through an optical system
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Optical invariant
optics
marginal ray
chief ray
refractive index
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étendue
refraction
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Smith-Helmholtz invariant
Abbe sine condition


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