Optics

Fundamentals and Phenomena

Michael Vollmer (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XVIII, 569 Seiten

2026
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-99549-1 (ISBN)

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This book offers a perfect combination of classical optics and its use in understanding observable phenomena in nature and our surroundings. The science topics of the first part are those typically covered in undergraduate courses on optics. The author gives clear and concise introductions to geometrical optics, wave optics, and light sources. He also addresses photometry, colorimetry, and light-matter interactions. End of chapter exercises help readers to test and consolidate their knowledge.

In the second part of the book, a vast number of applications are presented both qualitatively and quantitatively. They include everyday atmospheric optical phenomena such as rainbows, halos, glories, mirages, sky colors etc., but also the colors of water, reflection phenomena of windows, and skyscrapers, the question how far we are able to see and many others. Stunning images of many natural optical phenomena will add greatly to the reader’s enjoyment of this book.

The English translation of this book, originally in German, was facilitated by artificial intelligence. The content was later completely revised by the author for accuracy.

Michael Vollmer received his Ph.D. degree for studies of clusters on surfaces, and his habilitation on optical properties of metal clusters from the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Assignments were with the University of Kassel, Germany, a one year stay as postdoc at the university of California in Berkeley, USA, as well as with various institutions in the United States and Asia during sabbaticals. His research interests include atmospheric optics, spectroscopy, infrared thermal imaging, and the didactics of physics. He has authored one science book and co-authored two scientific monographs and more than 270 scientific and didactical papers.

Introduction.- Geometrical Optics .- Wave Optics .- Interaction of radiation with matter: Quantum optics.- Detectors and Light Sources.- Visual Perception.- The Atmosphere of the Earth.- Mirages: Wet Roads, Oases, Monsters of the Sea and other variations of the “Fata Morgana”.- Rainbows.- Coronas, Glories and related phenomena.- Halo Phenomena in the Sky: Natural Cause or Divine Warning?.- Light Scattering and Sky Colours.- Further phenomena due to light scattering.- Up to the Stratosphere and Beyond.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.2.2026
Zusatzinfo	XVIII, 569 p. 768 illus., 677 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 279 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Optik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Plasmaphysik
	Technik
Schlagworte	atmospheric optics • Classical Optics • Color of sky • Colour of sky • Colours in water • Colours of sky and clouds • Coronas and glories • Detectors and light sources • Eclipses, stars and darkness of the night sky • Every day optical phenomena • Explanation of Mirages • Geometrical and wave optics • geometrical optics • Halos and light scattering • interaction of light with matter • Mirages and green flashes • Optical phenomena in the atmosphere and around us • Radiometry, photometry and colour • rainbow formation • Rainbows and halos • Textbook Optics • wave optics
ISBN-10	3-031-99549-X / 303199549X
ISBN-13	978-3-031-99549-1 / 9783031995491
Zustand	Neuware