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29 Jul 2024 20:13:31 EDT (-0400)
  Re: optics and photons  
From: David Fontaine
Date: 26 Jan 2001 22:46:00
Message: <3A724475.148126BC@faricy.net>
Ben Birdsey wrote:

>         Being one of those physicists, I can tell you that an ordinary
> spherical glass lens lens *will not* actually produce a parallel beam.
> Spherical lenses are actually just an approximation.  This might
> surprise you, but it's true.

Theoretically there should be some sort of lens that makes parallel beams. But
my guess is it is not made of intersected spheres...

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