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OpticsA. MATVEEV, D.Sc. (Phys.)This is the third volume in the series of textbooks written by the author
for physics students at colleges and universities. The first two books
(Molecular Physics and Electricity and Magnetism) were published in
1985 and 1986.
The material presented in this book is developed on the basis of the
electromagnetic theory. Fourier transformations have been used for
monochromatic, nonmonochromatic and random radiation. The
description of traditional aspects is supplemented by a discussion of
problems from the branches that have been developed intensively over
the last 15-20 years.These include Fourier optics, Fourier analysis of
random signals, matrix methods in geometric optics, holography,
lasers, nonlinear phenomena, etc.
Contents. Electromagnetic Waves. Nonmonochromatic and Random
Radiation. Light Propagation in Isotropic Media. Geometric Optics.
Interference. Diffraction. Fourier Optics. Light Propagation in
Anisotropic Media. Dispersion. Generation of Light. Nonlinear
Phenomena in Optics.