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Introduction to the theory of coherence and polarization of light
Emil Wolf
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In this article, elementary coherence phenomena in the space-time domain and higher-order coherence effects in scattering have been studied, and the Unified theory of polarization and coherence Appendices Index has been proposed.Abstract:
Preface 1. Elementary coherence phenomena 2. Mathematical preliminaries 3. Second-order coherence phenomena in the space-time domain 4. Second-order coherence phenomenon in the space-frequency domain 5. Radiation from sources of different states of coherence 6. Coherence effects in scattering 7. Higher-order coherence effects 8. Elementary theory of polarization of stochastic electromagnetic beams 9. Unified theory of polarization and coherence Appendices Index.read more
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