Optics and the theory of electrons - Pauli Lectures on Physics - Volume 2

Wolfgang Pauli

170 pages, parution le 01/08/2000

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Résumé

In the 1950s, the distinguished Ihetm'tk.il physicist Wolfgang Pauli delivered a landmark series of lectures at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology In Zurich. His comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of classical and modern physics was painstakingly recorded not only by his students but also by a number of collaborators whose carefully edited transcriptions resulted in a remarkable six-volume work.

This volume, the second of the series, focusing on optics and the theory ol electrons, examines geometrical optics, the theory of interference and diffraction, Maxwell's Theory, crystal optics, and molecular optics. As does each volume in the series, this book includes an index and a wealth of helpful figures, and can be read independently of the series by those who wish to focus on a particular topic.

Originally published in 1973, the text remains entirely relevant thanks to Pauli's manner of presentation. As Victor F. Weisskopf notes in the Foreword to the series, Pauli's style is "commensurate to the greatness of its subject in its clarity and impact___Pauli's lectures show how physical ideas can be presented clearly and in good mathematical form, without being hidden in formalistic expertise." Alone or as part of the complete set, this volume represents a peerless resource that will be invaluable to students and professionals.

Geometrical Optics
- Fermal's principle
- The principles of Malus and Huygeng. Laws of image formatioi
- Hamilton's theory
- Photometry
Theory of Interference and Diffraction
- General kinematics of waves
- Refraction, reflection, interference
- Theory of diffraction
Maxwell's Theory
- Foundations of the theory
- Nonabsorbing media (Fresnel's formulae)
- Absorbing media (optics of metals)
- Standing waves
Crystal Optics
- Relations for the wave normal
- Ray variables
- Singularities
- Light entering and leaving crystals
Molecular Optics
- Dispersion by undamped oscillators
- Dispersion by damped oscillators
- Scattering of light
- Optical activity
- Magneto-optics
Supplementary Bibliography
Appendix. Comments by the Editor
Index

L'auteur - Wolfgang Pauli

Prix Nobel de physique, Wolgang Pauli a été l'un des plus grands savants du XXe siècle, fondateur avec Bohr, Heisenberg, de Broglie et Schrödinger, de la physique quantique contemporaine.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Dover
Auteur(s)	Wolfgang Pauli
Parution	01/08/2000
Nb. de pages	170
Format	13,5 x 21,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	205g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780486414584
ISBN13	978-0-486-41458-4