"In this excellent volume, physicists Markos and Soukoulis treat a wide range of physical phenomenon with a single unifying mathematical matrix method."
M. Coplan, Choice "The book can be recommended to everyone who is going to enter the field of wave propagation."
Aleksander Pankov, Zentralblatt MATH "This book is conceptually well-organized and concisely focused in its applications. It also has numerous illustrative ... Read moreproblems to give the reader experience with using the techniques. It will undoubtedly emerge as a standard upper-divison undergraduate/graduate text for the teaching of the subject."
David H. Delphenich, Mathematical Reviews "I strongly recommend this volume for undergraduate students, graduate students, and researchers alike. It is very carefully prepared and offers insights into numerous aspects of wave propagation, from standard problems of quantum theory to topics of today's research. In particular, the graphical supplements allow for an easy comprehension of the theoretical considerations. For students, the book is a profitable amendment to standard treatises on quantum theory, electrodynamics, and solid state physics. Researchers will enjoy the succinct presentation of a variety of topics from a unified point of view, and, last but not least, professors will be able to extract new ideas (and some exercises) for their lectures from this remarkable volume."
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