Throughout the book symmetry principles, such as the reciprocity principle and the mirror symmetry principle, are employed. In this way the theory is made more transparent and easier to understand than in most papers on the subject. In addition, significant computational reductions, resulting from symmetry principles, are presented. Hundreds of references to relevant literature are given at the end of the book. Appendices contain supplementary information such as a general exposition on properties of matrices transforming Stokes parameters of light beams. Each chapter concludes with a number of problems with answers or hints for solution.
The readers should have some basic knowledge of physics and mathematics. The book is suitable as a textbook for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It will also be of interest to science professionals in one of the many disciplines in which electromagnetic scattering plays an important role, like astrophysics, atmospheric optics, remote sensing, marine optics, biophysics and biomedicine.
Throughout the book symmetry principles, such as the reciprocity principle and the mirror symmetry principle, are employed. In this way the theory is made more transparent and easier to understand than in most papers on the subject. In addition, significant computational reductions, resulting from symmetry principles, are presented. Hundreds of references to relevant literature are given at the end of the book. Appendices contain supplementary information such as a general exposition on properties of matrices transforming Stokes parameters of light beams. Each chapter concludes with a number of problems with answers or hints for solution.
The readers should have some basic knowledge of physics and mathematics. The book is suitable as a textbook for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It will also be of interest to science professionals in one of the many disciplines in which electromagnetic scattering plays an important role, like astrophysics, atmospheric optics, remote sensing, marine optics, biophysics and biomedicine.
Transfer of Polarized Light in Planetary Atmospheres: Basic Concepts and Practical Methods
258
Transfer of Polarized Light in Planetary Atmospheres: Basic Concepts and Practical Methods
258Paperback(Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004)
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781402028892 |
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| Publisher: | Springer Netherlands |
| Publication date: | 04/09/2014 |
| Series: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library , #318 |
| Edition description: | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004 |
| Pages: | 258 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.02(d) |