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Principles of optics : electromagnetic theory of propagation, interference and diffraction of light
- Title
- Principles of optics : electromagnetic theory of propagation, interference and diffraction of light / Max Born and Emil Wolf ; with contributions by A.B. Bhatia [and others].
- Author
- Born, Max, 1882-1970.
- Publication
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QC355.2 .B67 1999 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Wolf, Emil.
- Description
- xxxiii, 952 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- This classic text presents optics deductively as a system based on Maxwell's equations. It deals with those optical phenomena that can be described with the help of a continuous distribution of matter, and provides an overview of optics as a whole.
- Subject
- Optics
- Electromagnetic theory
- Optics and Photonics
- optics
- 33.18 classical optics
- Electromagnetic theory
- Optics
- Optik
- Wellenoptik
- Lichttheorie
- Optica
- Elektromagnetisme
- Óptica
- OPTICS
- ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION
- ELECTROMAGNETISM
- Lumière > Propagation
- Diffraction
- Théorie électromagnétique
- Interférence (optique)
- Optique
- Ondes électromagnétiques > Polarisation
- Ondes électromagnétiques > Propagation
- Ondes > Diffraction
- Optique > Instruments
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Contents
- Basic properties of the electromagnetic field -- Electromagnetic potentials and polarization -- Foundations of geometrical optics -- Geometrical theory of optical imaging -- Geometrical theory of aberrations -- Image-forming instruments -- Elements of the theory of interference and interferometers -- Elements of the theory of diffraction -- The diffraction theory of aberrations -- Interference and diffraction with partially coherent light -- Rigorous diffraction theory -- Diffraction of light by ultrasonic waves -- Scattering from inhomogeneous media -- Optics of metals -- Optics of crystals -- Appendix 1: The calculus of variations -- Appendix 2: Light optics, electron optics and wave mechanics -- Appendix 3: Asymptotic approximation to integrals -- Appendix 4: The Dirac delta function -- Appendix 5: A mathematical lemma used in rigorous derivation of the Lorentz-Lorentz formula -- Appendix 6: Propagation of discontinuities in an electromagnetic field -- Appendix 7: The circle polynomials of Zernike -- Appendix 8: Proof of an inequality for the spectral degree of coherence -- Appendix 9: Proof of a reciprocity inequality -- Appendix 10: Evaluation of two integrals -- Appendix 11: Energy conservation in scalar wavefields -- Appendix 12: Proof of Jones' lemma.
- ISBN
- 0521642221
- 9780521642224
- 0521639212
- 9780521639217
- LCCN
- 98049429
- 9780521642224
- OCLC
- ocm40200160
- 40200160
- SCSB-796889
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library