Light: the physics of the photon
by Keller, Ole
fromSeries in optics and optoelectronics
From the early wave-particle arguments to the mathematical theory of electromagnetism to Einstein's work on the quantization of light, different descriptions of what constitutes light have existed for over 300 years. Light - The Physics of the Photon examines the photon phenomen…
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