The present monograph deals with a particular class of approximation methods in the context of light scattering by small particles. This class of approximations has been termed as eikonal or soft particle approximations. The eikonal approximation was studied extensively in the potential scattering and then adopted in optical scattering problems. In this context, the eikonal and other soft particle approximations pertain to scatterers whose relative refractive index compared to surrounding medium is close to unity. The study of these approximations is very important because soft particles occur abundantly in nature. For example, the particles that occur in ocean optics, biomedical optics, atmospheric optics and in many industrial applications can be classified as soft particles. This book was written in recognition of the long-standing and current interest in the field of scattering approximations for soft particles. It should prove to be a useful addition for researchers in the field of light scattering.
| ISBN: | 9783540239109 |
| Publication date: | 6th June 2006 |
| Author: | S Sharma, D Somerford, N Khlebtsov |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 300 pages |
| Series: | Springer-Praxis Books in Environmental Sciences |
| Genres: |
Laser physics Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics) Geophysics Environmental chemistry Optical physics Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory) |
The present monograph deals with a particular class of approximation methods in the context of light scattering by small particles. This class of approximations has been termed as eikonal or soft particle approximations. The eikonal approximation was studied extensively in the potential scattering and then adopted in optical scattering problems. In this context, the eikonal and other soft particle approximations pertain to scatterers whose relative refractive index compared to surrounding medium is close to unity. The study of these approximations is very important because soft particles occur abundantly in nature. For example, the particles that occur in ocean optics, biomedical optics, atmospheric optics and in many industrial applications can be classified as soft particles. This book was written in recognition of the long-standing and current interest in the field of scattering approximations for soft particles. It should prove to be a useful addition for researchers in the field of light scattering.
Optics of Soft Particle Approximation features in the following genres: Laser physics, Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics), Geophysics, Environmental chemistry, Optical physics, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory)
Optics of Soft Particle Approximation is available in Hardback
Optics of Soft Particle Approximation was written by S Sharma, D Somerford, N Khlebtsov and published by Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Optics of Soft Particle Approximation has 300 pages
Yes it is part of Springer-Praxis Books in Environmental Sciences series