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Author Silverman, Mark P., author.

Title Waves and grains : reflections on light and learning / Mark P. Silverman
Published Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1998]

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Contents Ch. 1. Introduction: Setting the Agenda -- pt. 1. Refraction. Ch. 2. Following the Straight and Narrow. Ch. 3. How Deep Is the Ocean? How High Is the Sky? Imaging in Stratified Media -- pt. 2. Diffraction and Interference. Ch. 4. Dark Spots -- Bright Spots. Ch. 5. Newton's Two-Knife Experiment: The Hyperbolic Enigma. Ch. 6. Young's Two-Slit Experiment with Electrons. Ch. 7. Pursuing the Invisible: Imaging without Lenses -- pt. 3. Polarization. Ch. 8. Poles Apart: The Mysteries of Light Polarization. Ch. 9. The State of Light -- pt. 4. Reflection and Scattering. Ch. 10. The Grand Synthesis. Ch. 11. New Twists on Reflection. Ch. 12. Through a Glass Brightly: "Fresnel Amplification" Ch. 13. A Penetrating Look at Scattered Light
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Physical optics.
SCIENCE -- Physics -- Optics & Light.
Physical optics
Optik
Wellenoptik
Optique physique.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780691188638
0691188637