An Introduction to the Theory of Optics - Couverture souple

Schuster, Arthur

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1432548980 ISBN 13 : 9781432548988

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

""An Introduction to the Theory of Optics"" by Arthur Schuster is a comprehensive textbook that covers the fundamental principles of optics. The book is designed to provide students and researchers with a clear understanding of the theoretical foundations of optical science. It covers a wide range of topics, including the nature of light, diffraction, interference, polarization, and the properties of lenses and mirrors. The book also includes detailed discussions of the principles of geometric optics, wave optics, and Fourier optics, as well as the applications of these principles in various fields, such as astronomy, microscopy, and telecommunications. The text is written in a clear and concise style, with numerous examples and illustrations to help readers understand the concepts. It is an essential resource for students and researchers in physics, engineering, and optics, as well as anyone interested in the science of light and its applications.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Optics in the sense that the elastic solid theory was accepted fifty years ago. We have abandoned that theory, and learned that the undulations of light are electromagnetic waves differing only in linear dimensions from the disturbances which are generated by oscillating electric currents or moving magnets. But so long as the character of the displacements which constitute the waves remains undefined we cannot pretend to have established a theory of light. This limitation of our knowledge, which in one sense is a retrogression from the philosophic standpoint of the founders of the undulatory theory, is not always sufficiently recognized and sometimes deliberately ignored. Those who believe in the possibility of a mechanical conception of the universe and are not willing to abandon the methods which from the time of Galileo and Newton have uniformly and exclusively led to success, must look with the gravest concern on a growing school of scientific thought which rests content with equations correctly representing numerical relationships between different phenomena, even though no precise meaning can be attached to the symbols used. The fact that this evasive school of philosophy has received some countenance from the writings of Heinrich Hertz renders it all the more necessary that it should be treated seriously and resisted strenuously.
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Présentation de l'éditeur

Originally published in 1915. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks, notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1432548980
• ISBN 13: 9781432548988
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 360
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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