Any student or engineer working in optics or the field of laser technology will find this a fascinating read. The book begins by addressing the properties of li
The subject of this volume is two-fold. First, it gathers typical polarization patterns occurring in nature. Second, it surveys the polarization-sensitive ani m
How patterns--from diagrams of spacetime to particle trails revealed by supercolliders--offer clues to the fundamental workings of the physical world. Our unive