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In modern physics, light is described as waves of the electro-magnetic field. In geometrical optics, a science much older than modern physics, light is a form of energy that propagates along trajectories in space that are called light rays.
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Velzel, C. (2014). Geometrical Optics. In: A Course in Lens Design. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 183. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8685-0_1
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