{"product_id":"elementary-wave-optics-robert-h-webb-9780486439358","title":"Elementary Wave Optics","description":"This undergraduate textbook presents thorough coverage of the standard topics of classical optics and optical instrument design; it also offers significant details regarding the concepts of modern optics. Its survey of the mathematical tools of optics grants students insights into the physical principles of quantum mechanics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo principal concepts occur throughout: a treatment of scattering from real scatterers (leading to Huygens' principles, diffraction theory, the index of refraction, and related topics); and the difference between coherent and noncoherent wave phenomena. Examinations of superimposition of field amplitudes and detection of intensities recur throughout the book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis highly physical approach is augmented by extensive appendixes of mathematical details. Two sets of problems appear at the end of each chapter and form a crucial part of the exposition. One set consists of well-tested problems with detailed solutions, paired with similar problems without supplied solutions. The other set contains short, easier exercises, filling the more conventional role of end-of-chapter problems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert H. Webb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0486439356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486439358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.66w x 0.56d","brand":"Robert H. Webb","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202647802111,"sku":"9780486439358","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d761ee1d-1293-4eac-b07e-33515f3e9d60.jpg?v=1756832984","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/elementary-wave-optics-robert-h-webb-9780486439358","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}