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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
H Römer |
| ISBN: | 9783527407767 3527407766 |
| OCLC Number: | 246886705 |
| Notes: | Previous ed.: 2005. |
| Description: | xvi, 372 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | A short survey of the history of optics -- The electrodynamics of continuous media -- Linear waves in homogeneous media -- Crystal optics -- Electro-, magneto-, and elastooptical phenomena -- Foundations of nonlinear optics -- Short-wave asymptotics -- Geometrical optics -- Geometric theory of caustics -- Diffraction theory -- Holography -- Coherence theory -- Quantum states of the electromagnetic field -- Detection of radiation fields -- Interaction of radiation and matter -- Quantum optics and fundamental quantum theory. |
| Responsibility: | Hartmann Römer. |
Abstract:
* Updated and extended version that concentrates on a theoretical description of optical phenomena, ranging from classical lense theory to lasers* Includes topics in quantum optics such as quantum cryptography and quantum computation* Advanced reading for graduate and Ph.D.
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"It is the modern mathematical approach to so many classical subjects which makes this book outstanding and unique [...] ...for more experienced and mathematically interested readers, the book is highly recommended." Mathematical Reviews (on first edition) Read more...
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