Foreword by Victor F. Weisskopf Preface by the Editor 1. Geometrical Optics 1. Fermat's principle 2. The principles of Malus and Huygens. Laws of image formation 3. Hamilton's theory 4. Photometry 2. Theory of Interference and Diffraction 5. General kinematics of waves 6. Refraction, reflection, interference 7. Theory of diffraction 3. Maxwe11's Theory 8. Foundations of the theory 9. Nonabsorbing media (Fresnel's formulae) 10. Absorbing media (optics of metals) 11. Standing waves 4. Crystal Optics 12. Relations for the wave normal 13. Ray variab]es 14. Singularities 15. Light entering and leaving crystals 5. Molecular Optics 16. Dispersion by undamped oscillators 17. Dispersion by damped oscillators 18. Scattering of light 19. Optical activity 20. Magneto.optics Supplementary Bibliography Appendix. Comments by the Editor Index
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