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Progress in Optics
Elsevier Science 2009; US$ 212.00In the fourty-seven years that have gone by since the first volume of Progress in Optics was published, optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science. The volumes in this series which have appeared up to now contain more than 300 review articles by distinguished research workers, which have become permanent records for many important... more...
Theoretical Optics
Wiley 2006; US$ 195.00Starting from basic electrodynamics, this volume provides a solid, yet concise introduction to theoretical optics, containing topics such as nonlinear optics, light-matter interaction, and modern topics in quantum optics, including entanglement, cryptography, and quantum computation. The author, with many years of experience in teaching and research,... more...
Light Years
Palgrave Macmillan 2007; US$ 16.99This is the story of the greatest puzzle in our universe: what is light? Light Years is an engaging survey of everything we know of the universe's most enigmatic phenomenon and the remarkable people who have been captivated by it. Light Years looks over the shoulders of the great revolutionaries of light theory--Bacon, Galileo, Newton, Faraday,... more...
Optics For Dummies
Wiley 2011; US$ 21.99The easy way to shed light on Optics In general terms, optics is the science of light. More specifically, optics is a branch of physics that describes the behavior and properties of light?including visible, infrared, and ultraviolet?and the interaction of light with matter. Optics For Dummies gives you an approachable introduction to optical science,... more...
Optical Systems and Processes
SPIE 1999; US$ 73.10A concise, comprehensive reference text covering electro-optical systems, optical system design, optical physics, holography, Fourier optics, and optical metrology. It emphasizes physical insight aimed at engineering applications. This book is suitable as an advanced undergraduate or graduate level text; problems and solutions are included. more...
Optical Measurements, Modeling, and Metrology, Volume 5
Springer 2011; US$ 209.99Optical Measurements, Modeling, and Metrology represents one of eight volumes of technical papers presented at the Society for Experimental Mechanics Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, held at Uncasville, Connecticut, June 13-16, 2011. The full set of proceedings also includes volumes on Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Mechanics... more...
La strana storia della luce e del colore
Springer 2011; US$ 31.99Il libro e incentrato sul fatto che fino al 1600 la luce era oggetto di studio degli scienziati ed il colore dei filosofi. Questa dicotomia fu superata dall Esperimentum Crucis di Newton che spiego come la luce contenesse il colore. La genesi di questa visione pre 1600 e spiegata nei primi 6 capitoli, nei quali si analizzano le teorie che furono sviluppate... more...
Progress in Optics
Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 218.00In the 50 years since the first volume of Progress in Optics was published, optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science. The volumes in this series that have appeared up to now contain more than 300 review articles by distinguished research workers, which have become permanent records for many important developments, helping optical... more...









