A rigorous study of how magnetic fields split and shift spectral lines, revealing subtle dissymmetries in magneto‑optic effects.
This classic work presents the author’s long series of experiments in magneto‑optics, focusing on how magnetic fields influence the resolution of spectrum lines. It blends detailed measurement with careful analysis, offering clear insights into the behavior of light under magnetism. The text discusses experimental setups, observed phenomena, and the interpretation of results within the evolving theory of magnetic resolution.
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Excerpt from Researches in Magneto-Optics: With Special Reference to the Magnetic Resolution of Spectrum Lines
In the spring of 1906 I had the honour to deliver before the Royal Institution of Great Britain a lecture "On Recent Progress in Magneto-optics." A distinguished astronomer told me two or three years later that he had read the account of this lecture several times over. I have no doubt that his remark was meant as a compliment, but it signified also a too condensed exposition of the subject. At about the same time came the proposal of the Editor of this series of monographs to supplement my discourse and to give an expansion of it in book form. Consideration of the two communications, both acting in the same direction, easily induced me to prepare the present volume.
A few historical facts in the history of the relations between magnetism and light may be recalled here.
Faraday's fundamental discovery of the magnetic rotation of the plane of polarisation of light propagated parallel to the magnetic field dates from 1845.
In 1877 Kerr showed that a magnetisation of an iron mirror modifies the properties of incident plane polarised light. In 1896 and 1897 the present author discovered the resolution of the spectrum lines of a source of light when under the influence of strong magnetic fields.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book establishes the bridge between magnetism and light, enabling deeper understanding of magnetic resolution of spectral lines. The author's innovative work, within a context of historical progression, established the delicate changes in the nature of an emitted light when a source is placed in a magnetic field, specifically, the resolution of spectrum lines into two or three components. Double refraction of plane polarized rays perpendicular to the magnetic field was also discovered. While the impact of electromagnetism is vast in physics, astronomy, and even chemistry, the book focuses on its utility in revealing phenomena related to the magnetic resolution of absorption lines, magnetic rotation spectra, and more. The author's achievements with electron beams and atoms built from electrons and electricity serve as important references, and the reader is invited to learn how the quantum element's distribution relates to emitted atoms. Overall, this book presents insights into the structure of atoms and unravels the behavior of light and magnetism when in their presence, with implications for diverse scientific fields. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781332315642_0
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