Peter W. Milonni (Laboratory Fellow and Loas Al Research Professor

Gebundenes Buch

Introduction to Quantum Optics and Quantum Fluctuations

Beschreibung

This is an introduction to the quantum theory of light and its broad implications and applications. The book covers material with direct relevance to current basic and applied research, such as quantum fluctuations and their role in laser physics and the theory of forces between macroscopic bodies. Includes many exercises and historical sidelights.

Autor

Peter W. Milonni is a Laboratory Fellow of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and a Research Professor of Physics at the University of Rochester. He has served on various advisory and editorial boards and as a consultant for several corporations, and received the Optical Society of America's 2008 Max Born Award "for exceptional contributions to the fields of theoretical optics, laser physics and quantum mechanics, and for dissemination of scientific knowledge through authorship of a series of outstanding books."

Produktdetails

• Oxford Graduate Texts
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 176mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1164g
• ISBN-13: 9780199215614
• ISBN-10: 0199215618
• Artikelnr.: 54598688