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For a lens with multiple elements, does the nodal points coincide with the principal points?
From the course notes of a senior (undergraduate)-level class
In the limit of paraxial optics, any optical system, from a simple lens to a combination of lenses, mirrors and ducts, can be described ...
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For a lens with multiple elements, does the nodal points coincide with the principal points?
EDIT: This answer is confidently incorrect!
Rather than completely rewrite it to make it correct, I'm going to leave it as written, and just sign post it that I now think I'm wrong.
ORIGINAL ANSWER:
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For a lens with multiple elements, does the nodal points coincide with the principal points?
As you know, a compound lens has two separated nodal points. Although called forward and rear nodal points it may happen that they are crossed over such that the forward nodal point may be behind the ...
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