electromagnetic theory of propagation, interference, and diffraction of light Born, Max 1882-1970 creator Wolf, Emil author. Bhatia, A. B. (Avadh Behari) -1984 text bibliography enk United Kingdom Cambridge University Press. 2019 Seventh (expanded) anniversary edition, 60th anniversary edition. monographic eng

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pages cm "Principles of Optics is one of the classic science books of the 20th century, and probably the most influential book in optics published in the past 40 years. The new edition is the first ever thoroughly revised and expanded edition of this standard text"-- Basic properties of the electromagnetic field -- Electromagnetic potentials and polarization -- Foundations of geometrical optics -- Geometrical theory of optical imaging -- Geometrical theory of aberrations -- Image-forming instruments -- Elements of the theory of interference and interferometers -- Elements of the theory of diffraction --The diffraction theory of aberrations -- Interference and diffraction with partially coherent light -- Rigorous diffraction theory -- Diffraction of light by ultrasonic waves -- Scattering from inhomogeneous media -- Optics of metals -- Optics of crystals -- Appendices. Max Born, M.A., Dr. Phil., F.R.S. (Nobel laureate, formerly professor at the universities of Göttingen and Edinburgh) and Emil Wolf, Ph. D., D. Sc. (formerly Wilson Professor of Optical Physics, University of Rochester, NY) ; with contributions by A.B. Bhatia [and six others]. "60th anniversary of the first edition, 20th anniversary of the seventh expanded edition." Includes bibliographical references and indexes. CSE eee REF Optics Electromagnetic theory Physical optics 535 B7361p Born, Max, New York : Cambridge University Press, 2020. SEVENTH (EXPANDED) ANNIVERSARY EDITION (DLC) 2019042196 9781108477437 DLC 220228 20231128095711.0 25526 eng