Light : a very short introduction
By: Walmsley, Ian
Material type: BookSeries: Very short introductions : 446.Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2015.Description: xix, 131 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.ISBN: 9780199682690Subject(s): LightDDC classification: . Online resources: Location Map
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.
Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 535 WA LI (Browse shelf) | Checked out | 10/12/2023 | T0054028 |
Total holds: 0
What is light? -- Light rays -- Waves -- Duality -- Light matters -- Light, space, and time -- Lighting the frontiers -- Quantum light -- Twilight.
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.