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Geometrical Optics
H. G. Zimmer
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Description for Geometrical Optics
Paperback. Translator(s): Wilson, R. N. Series: Applied Physics and Engineering. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 277.
Geometrical optics is no longer fashionable. Research workers do not expect significant new discoveries to be made in this field of classical physics. Teachers avoid the subject because its use for many generations in arid mathematical exercises has robbed it of all freshness and stimulus, with the result that it no longer seems relevant to a modern physics course. There remains - and perhaps this has grown in recent year- the technical significance of geometrical optics. It provides the basis for the design of optical instruments for use in everyday life as well as for scientific and industrial purposes. This ... Read more
Geometrical optics is no longer fashionable. Research workers do not expect significant new discoveries to be made in this field of classical physics. Teachers avoid the subject because its use for many generations in arid mathematical exercises has robbed it of all freshness and stimulus, with the result that it no longer seems relevant to a modern physics course. There remains - and perhaps this has grown in recent year- the technical significance of geometrical optics. It provides the basis for the design of optical instruments for use in everyday life as well as for scientific and industrial purposes. This ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Series
Applied Physics and Engineering
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642868337
SKU
V9783642868337
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99-15
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