Light - The Physics of the Photon

Taylor & Francis Inc

Light - The Physics of the PhotonAuthor(s): Ole Keller\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: CRC Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9781439840436, 978-1439840436\nSynopsis\nFrom the early wave-particle arguments to the mathematical theory of electromagnetism to Einsteins 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 phenomenon from several perspectives. It demonstrates the importance of studying the photon as a concept belonging to a global vacuum (matter-free space).\n\nDivided into eight parts, the book begins with exploring aspects of classical optics in a global vacuum on the basis of free-space Maxwell equations. It then describes light rays and geodesics and presents a brief account of the Maxwell theory in general relativity. After discussing the theory of photon wave mechanics, the author gives a field-quantized description of .