"The material is superbly chosen and brilliantly written ... the language is clear, direct and rigorous ... a superb addition to the library of any physicist." -- Physics Today. This lucidly written... This description may be from another edition of this product.
I found this book extremely well written and an excellent introduction to the physics of wave propogation. In my own work I am concerned with the way a light wave propogates through the optics of a telescope. I read the 1967 edition of this book and was pleasantly surprised by Towne's comprehensive and well explained coverage of this subject. This book would make an excellent undergraduate upper level course.
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