Light : the physics of the photon /

From the early wave-particle arguments to the mathematical theory of electromagnetism to Einstein's work on the quantization of light, different descriptions of what constitutes light have existed for over 300 years. Light - The Physics of the Photon examines the photon phenomenon from several...

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Physics of the photon
1. Verfasser:
Keller, Ole
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2014]
Ausgabe:
1st edition
Zusammenfassung:
From the early wave-particle arguments to the mathematical theory of electromagnetism to Einstein's work on the quantization of light, different descriptions of what constitutes light have existed for over 300 years. Light - The Physics of the Photon examines the photon phenomenon from several perspectives. It demonstrates the importance of studying the photon as a concept belonging to a global vacuum (matter-free space).Divided into eight parts, the book begins with exploring aspects of classical optics in a global vacuum on the basis of free-space Maxwell eq
Umfang:
1 online resource (464 p.)
text file
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Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
1-04-005666-0
0-429-09430-2
1-4398-4043-1
9780429094309
Schlagworte:
Photons.
Light.
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