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Cover Page ABOUT THE AUTHOR Title Page Copyright Page Preface CONTENTS Part 1. History of Optics References 2. What Is Light? 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The Corpuscular Model 2.3 The Wave Model 2.4 The Particle Nature of Radiation 2.5 Wave Nature of Matter 2.6 The Uncertainty Principle 2.7 The Single-Slit Diffraction Experiment 2.8 The Probabilistic Interpretation of Matter Waves 2.9 An Understanding of Interference Experiments 2.10 The Polarization of a Photon 2.11 The Time-Energy Uncertainty Relation Summary Problems Solutions References and Suggested Readings Part 1 Geometrical Optics 3. Fermat’s Principle and Its Applications 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Laws of Reflection and Refraction from Fermat’s Principle 3.3 Ray Paths in an Inhomogeneous Medium 3.4 The Ray Equation and its Solutions 3.5 Refraction of Rays at the Interface between an Isotropic Medium and an Anisotropic Medium Summary Problems References and Suggested Readings 4. Refraction and Reflection by Spherical Surfaces 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Refraction at a Single Spherical Surface 4.3 Reflection by a Single Spherical Surface 4.4 The Thin Lens 4.5 The Principal Foci and Focal Lengths of a Lens 4.6 The Newton Formula 4.7 Lateral Ma

Who reads Optics?

Author

Ajoy K Ghatak

Publisher

McGraw-Hill; McGraw-Hill Education

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780073380483

Category

science

Subjects

Physics, Science, Stem

Rating

3.87 / 5 (43 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14