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Optics
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40 IPhO · 35 APhO · 25 EuPhO. Complete statements and diagrams imported across six topics, from 2004 to 2025. Solution completeness and English translation progress are tracked separately.
100 statements imported · solution review required
Topic coverage & source audit
Each problem counts under one editorial primary topic. Concept tags remain searchable. Actual coverage is shown against the proposed targets, not disguised as a completed quota.
| Primary topic | IPhO | APhO | EuPhO | Actual / target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanics | 9 | 7 | 4 | 20 / 20 |
| Electromagnetism | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 / 20 |
| Waves | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 / 15 |
| Thermodynamics | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 / 15 |
| Optics | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 / 15 |
| Modern physics | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 / 15 |
Original PDF layouts are preserved, including shared year papers where needed. Every imported problem includes selectable source text and locally stored figures. Russian mirror imports are labeled; pho.rs is a source host, not a fourth competition. The original five pilot problems also retain their structured subpart guides.
Full theory problems
- EuPhO 2025 · T1Imported
Sunny
OpticsGeometric opticsReflectionIlluminanceEnglish source · local PDFs & diagrams · Unrated
- EuPhO 2024 · T3Imported
Fabry–Pérot interferometer
OpticsInterferenceOptical resonatorsEnergy storageEnglish source · local PDFs & diagrams · Unrated
- EuPhO 2023 · T1Imported
Thermal lens
OpticsThermal lensingHeat conductionRefractionEnglish source · local PDFs & diagrams · Unrated
- APhO 2022 · T3Imported
Maxwell, Rayleigh and Mount Everest
OpticsRayleigh scatteringAtmospheric opticsPolarizationRussian source · English translation pending · local text & diagrams · Unrated
- APhO 2021 · T2Imported
Ray tracing and entangled-photon generation
OpticsBirefringenceRay tracingEntangled photonsRussian source · English translation pending · local text & diagrams · Unrated
- EuPhO 2021 · T3Imported
Glass ball
OpticsGeometric opticsDispersionImage formationEnglish source · local PDFs & diagrams · Unrated
- EuPhO 2020 · T3Imported
Cat eyes
OpticsGeometric opticsRetroreflectionOptical measurementEnglish source · local PDFs & diagrams · Unrated
- APhO 2018 · T1Imported
Atoms in an optical trap
OpticsOptical trappingInduced dipolesLaser coolingRussian source · English translation pending · local text & diagrams · Unrated
- APhO 2015 · T3Imported
Fabry–Pérot interferometer
OpticsInterferenceOptical resonatorsSpectral resolutionRussian source · English translation pending · local text & diagrams · Unrated
- IPhO 2015 · T1Imported
Particles from the Sun
Modern physicsBlack-body radiationNeutrinosCherenkov radiationEnglish source · local PDFs & diagrams · Unrated
The import pilot
IPhO 2011, 2015 & 2025. Original statements and solutions, with a structured subpart index. Five full problems, not a collection of isolated answer fragments.
Source-fidelity pilot · review pending
Official-source theory problems
58 scored subparts across the batch. Grouped requests such as 2011 task 1.2 retain their nested questions; subparts are not counted as separate archive problems.
Portable JSON includes provenance, attribution, native reading notes, subpart mappings, local PDF/image paths, review status, and SHA-256 checksums. Files stay in the project; no database or background importer is connected.