Infinity Mirrors

Introduction

Infinity Mirrors are a gateway into the Physics concept of optics and reflection. The mirrors reflect a single image back and forth an infinite amount of times.

Principles Behind the Infinity Mirror

Reflection of Light

Reflection occurs when light hits the surface of an object and bounces off of it. A surface that reflects most of the light that hits it is called a mirror.

The ray representing when the light hits the object is called the incident ray while the ray representing when the light bounces off the object is called the reflected ray. There exists a third component which is perpendicular to the surface called Normal.

Law of Reflection

The angle at which light hits the surface of an object is the same angle at which it bounces off of the object. The angle of the incident ray is equal to the angle of the reflected ray.

When an object is placed between two parallel mirrors its image is reflected onto both. The resulting image is then reflected again into both mirrors. This is repeated an infinite amount of times.