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Author: H. M. Nussenzveig
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1992-07-23
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 0521383188
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book deals with the theory of critical effects in semiclassical scattering, in which the standard approximations break down. Such critical effects are responsible for phenomena such as rainbows and glories.
Author: Michael I. Mishchenko
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-06-06
Total Pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9780521782524
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA thorough and up-to-date treatment of electromagnetic scattering by small particles.
Author: Michael I. Mishchenko
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-04-24
Total Pages: 470
ISBN-13: 1139867121
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis self-contained and accessible book provides a thorough introduction to the basic physical and mathematical principles required in studying the scattering and absorption of light and other electromagnetic radiation by particles and particle groups. For the first time the theories of electromagnetic scattering, radiative transfer, and weak localization are combined into a unified, consistent branch of physical optics directly based on the Maxwell equations. A particular focus is given to key aspects such as time and ensemble averaging at different scales, ergodicity, and the physical nature of measurements afforded by actual photopolarimeters. Featuring over 120 end-of-chapter exercises, with hints and solutions provided, this clear, one-stop resource is ideal for self-study or classroom use, and will be invaluable to both graduate students and researchers in remote sensing, physical and biomedical optics, optical communications, optical particle characterization, atmospheric physics and astrophysics.
Author: Philip L. Marston
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 740
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Thomas F. George
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9781590337226
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese twelve chapters, written by scientists from around the world, provide a representative sampling of the latest advances in theoretical physics. The book is divided in five sections, addressing the following topics: optics and quantum mechanics, relativity and cosmology, nuclear physics, thermodynamics and mathematics.
Author: Mireille Levy
Publisher: IET
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780852967645
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides scientists and engineers with a tool for accurate assessment of diffraction and ducting on radio and radar systems. The author gives the mathematical background to parabolic equations modeling and describes simple parabolic equation algorithms before progressing to more advanced topics such as domain truncation, the treatment of impedance boundaries, and the implementation of very fast hybrid methods combining ray-tracing and parabolic equation techniques. The last three chapters are devoted to scattering problems, with application to propagation in urban environments and to radar-cross- section computation. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Bahaa E. A. Saleh
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2020-03-04
Total Pages: 2127
ISBN-13: 1119702119
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFundamentals of Photonics A complete, thoroughly updated, full-color third edition Fundamentals of Photonics, Third Edition is a self-contained and up-to-date introductory-level textbook that thoroughly surveys this rapidly expanding area of engineering and applied physics. Featuring a blend of theory and applications, coverage includes detailed accounts of the primary theories of light, including ray optics, wave optics, electromagnetic optics, and photon optics, as well as the interaction of light and matter. Presented at increasing levels of complexity, preliminary sections build toward more advanced topics, such as Fourier optics and holography, photonic-crystal optics, guided-wave and fiber optics, LEDs and lasers, acousto-optic and electro-optic devices, nonlinear optical devices, ultrafast optics, optical interconnects and switches, and optical fiber communications. The third edition features an entirely new chapter on the optics of metals and plasmonic devices. Each chapter contains highlighted equations, exercises, problems, summaries, and selected reading lists. Examples of real systems are included to emphasize the concepts governing applications of current interest. Each of the twenty-four chapters of the second edition has been thoroughly updated.
Author: Alexander Kokhanovsky
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-12-22
Total Pages: 301
ISBN-13: 3319708082
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents a survey of modern theoretical and experimental techniques in studies of light scattering phenomena and radiative transfer processes in random media. It presents reviews on light scattering by sea water and bubbles, and includes a separate chapter addressing studies of the remote sensing of crystalline clouds with a focus on the shape of particles—a parameter rarely studied by passive remote sensing techniques. In particular, it offers a comprehensive analysis of polarized radiative transfer in optically active (e.g., chiral) light scattering media and explores advances in spectro-polarimetry of particulate media. Lastly it discusses new developments in light scattering for combustion monitoring.
Author: J.F Nye
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780750306102
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA new kind of optics has grown up during the last 25 years. Geometrical optics has been studied for centuries (the law of reflection was known to the ancient Greeks) and wave optics (heralded by Huygens' Treatise on Light) has been studied for more than 300 years. But in the mid 1970s it began to be understood that when natural processes focus light, as when sunlight is reflected from the sea at sunset, the light caustics that are produced have a systematic behavior previously unrecognized. Natural Focusing and Fine Structure of Light: Caustics and Wave Dislocations provides a definitive account of how classical optics has been reconstructed in a modern way by emphasizing the hierarchy of singularities that exists in light fields. The book discusses the singularities of geometrical optics and their systematization by catastrophe theory. It explores the diffraction patterns associated with caustics that are dominated by wave dislocations, line singularities of the phase, and analogous to crystal dislocations. The book is a perfect blend of mathematics and physics, combining theory, computer simulation, and beautiful experimental photographs of the phenomena studied.
Author: Insa Lawler
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2022-12-13
Total Pages: 429
ISBN-13: 1000782034
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume assembles cutting-edge scholarship on scientific understanding, scientific representation, and their delicate interplay. Featuring several articles in an engaging ‘critical conversation’ format, the volume integrates discussions about understanding and representation with perennial issues in the philosophy of science, including the nature of scientific knowledge, idealizations, scientific realism, scientific inference, and scientific progress. In the philosophy of science, questions of scientific understanding and scientific representation have only recently been put in dialogue with each other. The chapters advance these discussions from a variety of fresh perspectives. They range from case studies in physics, chemistry, and neuroscience to the representational challenges of machine learning models; from special forms of representation such as maps and topological models to the relation between understanding and explanation; and from the role of idealized representations to the role of representation and understanding in scientific progress. Scientific Understanding and Representation will appeal to scholars and advanced students working in philosophy of science, philosophy of physics, philosophy of mathematics, and epistemology.
