Waves and grains : reflections on light and learning
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Waves and grains : reflections on light and learning
Princeton University Press, c1998
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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: pbk ISBN 9780691001135
内容説明
Mark Silverman has seen light perform many wonders. From the marvel of seeing inside cloudy liquids as a result of his own cutting-edge research to reproducing and examining an unusual diffraction pattern first witnessed by Isaac Newton 300 years ago, he has studied aspects of light that have inspired and puzzled humans for hundreds of years. In this book, he draws on his many experiences as an optical and atomic physicist--and on his consummate skills as a teacher and writer about the mysteries of physics--to present a remarkable tour of the world of light. He explores theoretical, experimental, and historical themes, showing a keen eye for curious and neglected corners of the study of light and a fascination with the human side of scientific discovery. In the course of the book, he covers such questions as how it is possible to achieve magnifications of a millionfold without a single lens or mirror. He asks what all living things have in common that might one day allow the development of a "life-form scanner" like the one in Star Trek.
He considers whether more light can reflect from a surface than strikes it, and explores the origin of the strange hyperpolic diffraction pattern Newton originally produced with sunlight and knives. Silverman also discusses his new and ground-breaking experiments to see into murky substances such as fog or blood--a finding with potential applications as diverse as noninvasive medical testing and remote sensing of the environment. His wide-ranging reflections cover virtually all elements of physical optics, including propagation, reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, polarization, and scattering. Throughout, Silverman makes extensive reference to both modern research and the original works of giants such as Newton, Fresnel, and Maxwell. In a more personal section about physics and learning, Silverman argues for self-directed learning and discusses the central importance of stimulating scientific curiosity in students. Waves and Grains will encourage a spirit of wonder and inquiry in anyone with scientific interests.
目次
PrefaceCh. 1Introduction: Setting the Agenda3Pt. 1Refraction7Ch. 2Following the Straight and Narrow9Ch. 3How Deep Is the Ocean? How High Is the Sky? Imaging in Stratified Media17Pt. 2Diffraction and Interference33Ch. 4Dark Spots - Bright Spots35Ch. 5Newton's Two-Knife Experiment: The Hyperbolic Enigma45Ch. 6Young's Two-Slit Experiment with Electrons77Ch. 7Pursuing the Invisible: Imaging without Lenses97Pt. 3Polarization141Ch. 8Poles Apart: The Mysteries of Light Polarization143Ch. 9The State of Light153Pt. 4Reflection and Scattering197Ch. 10The Grand Synthesis199Ch. 11New Twists on Reflection215Ch. 12Through a Glass Brightly: "Fresnel Amplification"261Ch. 13A Penetrating Look at Scattered Light281Pt. 5Playing with Waves337Ch. 14Voice of the Dragon339Pt. 6Science and Learning355Ch. 15A Heretical Experiment in Teaching Physics357Ch. 16Why Brazil Nuts Are on Top: Physics and the Art of Writing389Ch. 17What Does It Take ...?399Index407
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: cloth ISBN 9780691027418
内容説明
Mark Silverman has seen light perform many wonders. From the marvel of seeing inside cloudy liquids as a result of his own research to reproducing and examining an unusual diffraction pattern witnessed by Isaac Newton 300 years ago, he has studied aspects of light that have inspired and puzzled humans for hundreds of years. In this book, he draws on his experience as an optical and atomic physicist to present a tour of the world of light. He explores theoretical, experimental, and historical themes, showing an eye for curious and neglected corners of the study of light and a fascination with the human side of scientific discovery. In the course of the book, he covers such questions as how it is possible to achieve magnifications of a millionfold without a single lens of mirror. He asks what all living things have in common that might one day allow the development of a "life-form scanner" like the one in "Star Trek". He considers whether more light can reflect from a surface than strikes it, and explores the origin of the strange hyperbolic diffraction pattern Newton originally produced with sunlight and knives.
Silverman also discusses his new experiments to see into murky substanc
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