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  2. Optical aberration - Wikipedia

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    Consequently, the Gaussian theory only supplies a convenient method of approximating reality; realistic optical systems fall short of this unattainable ideal. Currently, all that can be accomplished is the projection of a single plane onto another plane; but even in this, aberrations always occurs and it may be unlikely that these will ever be ...

  3. Geometrical-optical illusions - Wikipedia

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    The widely accepted interpretation of, e.g. the Poggendorff and Hering illusions as manifestation of expansion of acute angles at line intersections, is an example of successful implementation of a "bottom-up," physiological explanation of a geometrical–optical illusion. Ponzo illusion in a purely schematic form and, below, with perspective clues

  4. Chessboard paradox - Wikipedia

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    The properties of the Fibonacci numbers also provide some deeper insight, why the optical illusion works so well. A square whose side length is the Fibonacci number f n {\displaystyle f_{n}} can be dissected using line segments of lengths f n , f n − 1 , f n − 2 {\displaystyle f_{n},f_{n-1},f_{n-2}} in the same way the chessboard was ...

  5. Optical illusion - Wikipedia

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    Optical illusion is also used in film by the technique of forced perspective. Op art is a style of art that uses optical illusions to create an impression of movement, or hidden images and patterns. Trompe-l'œil uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that depicted objects exist in three dimensions.

  6. List of optical illusions - Wikipedia

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    The Hollow-Face illusion is an optical illusion in which the perception of a concave mask of a face appears as a normal convex face. Hybrid image: A Hybrid image is an optical illusion developed at MIT in which an image can be interpreted in one of two different ways depending on viewing distance. Illusory contours

  7. List of paradoxes - Wikipedia

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    Impossible object: A type of optical illusion. Invalid proof: An apparently correct mathematical derivation that leads to an obvious contradiction. Logical fallacy: A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning in argumentation. Paradox gun: A gun that has characteristics of both (smoothbore) shotguns and rifles.

  8. Illusion optics - Wikipedia

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    An illusion device is how illusion optics works—without a device there is no way to define how light is refracted and deflected. Based on a study on circular objects with illusion optic properties, (i.e. negative refraction indexes) there are three basics of an illusion device: the invisibility cloak, real object, and illusion object. [3]

  9. Zöllner illusion - Wikipedia

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    A version of the Zöllner illusion. The Zöllner illusion is an optical illusion named after its discoverer, German astrophysicist Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner.In 1860, Zöllner sent his discovery in a letter to physicist and scholar Johann Christian Poggendorff, editor of Annalen der Physik und Chemie, who subsequently discovered the related Poggendorff illusion in Zöllner's original drawing.