World Scientific Series in 20th Century Physics - Vol. 29
SELECTED WORKS OF EMIL WOLF
(With Commentary)
by Emil Wolf (University of Rochester)
This invaluable book presents most of the important papers of Emil Wolf, published over half-a-century. It covers chiefly diffraction theory (especially the analysis of the focal region), the theory of direct and inverse scattering, phase-space methods in quantum mechanics, the foundation of radiometry, phase conjugation and coherence theory. Several papers which have become classics of the optical literature are included, such as those on Wolf's rigorous formulation of the theory of partial coherence and partial polarization, the introduction of diffraction tomography, and his discovery of correlation-induced shifts of spectral lines (often called the Wolf effect). There are also papers dealing with the historical development of optics and some review articles.
Contents:
- Diffraction
- Radiation Theory and String Excitations
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Coherence and Statistical Optics
- Scattering
- Foundations of Radiometry
- Articles of Historical Interest
- Analyticity, Causality and Dispersion Relations
- Scientists Who Created the World of Optics
- The Development of Optical Coherence Theory
- Recollections
- Commencement Remarks
- Publications of Emil Wolf
Readership: Physicists and engineers, particularly optical scientists
and optical engineers.
"The book is not only an honour to Emil Wolf with respect to his giant work, but also a valuable collection of basic papers in the field of optics."
"The book will help to find original papers more easily than through a complicated search in old journals."
“Any reader engaged in the study of optics will find material of interest here … Emil Wolf has been a generous, kind hearted and good humored mentor to a great many students past and present. It is a delight to whole-heartedly recommend this encapsulation of his scientific achievements.”
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Pub. date: Jun 2001 |
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