Comment on We could build a solar lazer with a ton of mirrors

Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think his argument only holds for lenses.

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  • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Read the “What if”, it is really interesting!

    It explains why this holds for any optical system, including mirrors, showing it with a whole bunch of wildly different explanation approaches.

    I even understood one or two of those… ;-)

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