INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780199682690 |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Call number |
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MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Authors |
Walmsley, Ian |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Light : |
Subtitle |
a very short introduction |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Ian Walmsley |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication |
Oxford : |
Publisher |
Oxford University Press, |
Date |
c2015. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
xix, 131 p. : |
Other Details |
ill. ; |
Size |
18 cm. |
SERIES STATEMENT |
Series statement |
Very short introductions : |
Volume number |
446 |
CONTENTS |
Contents |
What is light? -- Light rays -- Waves -- Duality -- Light matters -- Light, space, and time -- Lighting the frontiers -- Quantum light -- Twilight. |
SUMMARY |
Summary |
Introduces readers to the basic properties of light -reflection and refraction, polarization, and interference- before moving on to how light is generated, its role in relativity, and quantum effects it exhibits. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Heading |
Light |
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/mmmy1sr4sfsm55dxwl2ac8mmevn52v67 |
Public note |
Location Map |
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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59080 |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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59081 |