Principles of optics : electromagnetic theory of propagation, interference and diffraction of light

988 Pages·1999·44.6 MB·English

by  Max Born

7th (expanded) edition

M orn and
Emil Wolf

Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation,
ference and Diffraction of Light
* the first ever thoroughly revised and expanded edi
dlassic books on optics ofthe twentieth centur
+ new material includes an account of the CAT se
tomography)
+ an expanded section on diffraction, including a
Rayleigh-Sommerfeld theory
illustrated by Young's interference experiment with b
+ new chapter on both scalar and electromagnetic scatter
* derivation and discussion of the optical crass-sec
~ development afthe Born and the Rytov series
* definitive account of diffraction tomography

+ new appendices include
* an account of energy conservation in scalar wave
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