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Physical processes of mirror reversal based on the real image of the optical system

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  • Junichi Tanaka Freelance, Sakai-shi, Osaka, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51094/jxiv.508

Keywords:

mirror problem, mirror reversal, real image, virtual image, isotropic space, anisotropic space, human factors, directional notions

Abstract

There has yet to be an established theory on the mirror problem, although various theories thus far insist on the final resolution. The main reason is that this phenomenon is relevant to physical and cognitive processes, and the boundaries between physical and cognitive processes are challenging to determine. I have indicated in my last works that the concept of isotropic and anisotropic spaces as the analyzing principle is effective and proposed a comprehensive theory on the problem. However, the physical processes needed more clarity compared to the cognitive processes. Thus, a clearly understandable analysis of the physical process should be required. This time, I analyzed the problem based on the real image formed in a camera system as a substitute for the eye, utilizing the Cartesian coordinate system to successfully prove the mirror reversal mechanism. Virtually all studies thus far have employed the virtual image and object drawn in the optical diagram or pictures, and some of them utilized the Cartesian coordinate system applied to the virtual image and object without attaining significant results. That may suggest the significance of real images and the risk of using virtual images in analyzing problems relating to the visual image and more.

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I added a section under the heading "The significance of optics in the mirror problem" in "Chapter 6. Conclusion" and made some minor corrections in the contents and context in order to adapt to the objective journal and improve the paper as a whole.
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