Optics. International Series of Monographs in Natural Philosophy

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface to the English Edition, Page vii
Principal Physical Constants, Page ix
Principal symbols and variables, Page x
CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and fundamental phenomena, Pages 1-30
CHAPTER 2 - Electromagnetic waves, Pages 31-48
CHAPTER 3 - Electromagnetic optics of transparent isotropic media, Pages 49-76
CHAPTER 4 - Electromagnetic optics of transparent anisotropic media, Pages 77-102
CHAPTER 5 - Propagation of radiation by waves. Diffraction, Pages 103-142
CHAPTER 6 - The apparatus for two-wave interference and their applications, Pages 143-189
CHAPTER 7 - Multiple-wave interference, Pages 190-225
CHAPTER 8 - Polarization states of light, Pages 226-246
CHAPTER 9 - The velocity of light and the special theory of relativity, Pages 247-262
CHAPTER 10 - The classical molecular theory of optical phenomena, Pages 297-319
CHAPTER 11 - Quantization of radiant energy, Pages 320-337
CHAPTER 12 - Quantization of the energy in atoms, Pages 338-356
CHAPTER 13 - Principles of wave mechanics, Pages 357-378
CHAPTER 14 - The stationary states of several atomic systems, Pages 379-404
CHAPTER 15 - Atomic spectra, Pages 405-442
CHAPTER 16 - Fundamentals of molecular spectra, Pages 443-453
CHAPTER 17 - Refraction and scattering, Pages 454-476
CHAPTER 18 - Anisotropies and birefringences, Pages 477-497
CHAPTER 19 - Stimulated emission and absorption of electromagnetic radiation, Pages 498-513
CHAPTER 20 - Fundamentals of spectrometry, Pages 514-530
APPENDIX A - Periodic functions, Pages 263-273
APPENDIX B - Waves, Pages 274-279
APPENDIX C - On symmetry, Pages 280-283
APPENDIX D - Kirchhoff\'s formula, Pages 284-286
Solutions and hints for the problems, Pages 287-293
APPENDIX E - Molecular variables, Pages 531-534
APPENDIX F - Operators and quantum mechanics, Pages 535-537
Solutions and hints for the problems, Pages 538-544
Index, Pages 545-550
Other titles in the series in natural philosophy, Pages 551-552