Detailed Physical Process of the Mirror Reversal Analyzed on the Optical System Using the Cartesian Coordinate System Representing the Isotropic Space

Abstract

There has yet to be an established theory on the mirror problem, although various theories thus far insist on the final resolution of it. 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 analysis of 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 prove the mirror reversal mechanism successfully. Virtually all investigators thus far have employed the virtual image drawn in the optical diagram or pictures, and some of them utilized the Cartesian coordinate system applied to the virtual image without attaining significant results. That may suggest the significance of real images and the risk of using virtual images in analyzing the problems relating to the visual image and more.