[FEAT] Add Thin Lens formula for ray optics (#7170)

* [FEAT] Add Thin Lens formula for ray optics

* [CI] Re-run clang-format checks

* [CI] Re-run checks after rebase

* [STYLE] Apply clang-format to ThinLensTest

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Co-authored-by: Koushik Sai <nyamathabadkoushik@gmail.com>
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package com.thealgorithms.physics;
/**
* Implements the Thin Lens Formula used in ray optics:
*
* <pre>
* 1/f = 1/v + 1/u
* </pre>
*
* where:
* <ul>
* <li>f = focal length</li>
* <li>u = object distance</li>
* <li>v = image distance</li>
* </ul>
*
* Uses the Cartesian sign convention.
*
* @see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_lens">Thin Lens</a>
*/
public final class ThinLens {
private ThinLens() {
throw new AssertionError("No instances.");
}
/**
* Computes the image distance using the thin lens formula.
*
* @param focalLength focal length of the lens (f)
* @param objectDistance object distance (u)
* @return image distance (v)
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if focal length or object distance is zero
*/
public static double imageDistance(double focalLength, double objectDistance) {
if (focalLength == 0 || objectDistance == 0) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Focal length and object distance must be non-zero.");
}
return 1.0 / ((1.0 / focalLength) - (1.0 / objectDistance));
}
/**
* Computes magnification of the image.
*
* <pre>
* m = v / u
* </pre>
*
* @param imageDistance image distance (v)
* @param objectDistance object distance (u)
* @return magnification
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if object distance is zero
*/
public static double magnification(double imageDistance, double objectDistance) {
if (objectDistance == 0) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Object distance must be non-zero.");
}
return imageDistance / objectDistance;
}
/**
* Determines whether the image formed is real or virtual.
*
* @param imageDistance image distance (v)
* @return {@code true} if image is real, {@code false} if virtual
*/
public static boolean isRealImage(double imageDistance) {
return imageDistance > 0;
}
}