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The concept of fifth-order aberrations proceeds logically and arithmetically from the idea of third-order aberrations. The latter are the third-order terms of a power-series expansion of an eikonal function. The fifth-order aberrations must then be identified with the fifth-order terms of the same power series. In principle, we can proceed to higher and higher orders of aberrations ad infinitum.
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Stavroudis, O.N. (1982). The Fifth Order. In: Modular Optical Design. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 28. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38801-2_7
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