Spherical Mirrors

Spherical mirrors, classified as concave (converging) and convex (diverging), are important in optics because they reflect light to form images. Concave mirrors concentrate light rays at a focus, while convex mirrors cause these rays to scatter. Convex mirrors create small virtual vertical images, regardless of the object's position, making them appear further away than they actually are. This type of mirror is widely used in safety and surveillance applications due to its wide field of view, as well as in car side mirrors and aberration correction in optical instruments.