| Department Colloquium |
Thursday
Feb. 16, 2006
Science Center 170
2:00—3:00 p.m.
Lunch: 12:00 in
Buntrock Commons #221
Phone: 507-646-3120
email: russell@stolaf.edu
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"Seeing the Light:
Demonstrations for Optics
and Light"
Dr. Douglas
Arion
Professor
of Physics
Carthage
College
One of the topics often studied in
physics is optics —which has the unique
feature of discussing a ‘visible’
phenomenon that’s actually hard to visualize!
As part of the Center for Adaptive
Optics, we have developed a series of hands-on optics demonstrations that allow
easy visualization of optical effects, ranging from simple image formation to
advanced aberrations and image control.
This talk will address a number of
these demonstrations, and give attendees the chance to try out and play with
systems that will illuminate (!) the field of optics.
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