Tying light in knots : applying topology to optics /
"Topology is the study of properties of geometrical objects that remain invariant as the object is bent, twisted, or otherwise continuously deformed. It has been an indispensable tool in particle physics and solid-state physics for decades, but in recent years it has become increasingly relevan...
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Published: |
Morgan & Claypool Publishers,
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Publisher Address: | San Raphael, CA : |
Publication Dates: | [2018] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
IOP Concise physics,
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Summary: |
"Topology is the study of properties of geometrical objects that remain invariant as the object is bent, twisted, or otherwise continuously deformed. It has been an indispensable tool in particle physics and solid-state physics for decades, but in recent years it has become increasingly relevant in classical and quantum optics as well. It makes appearances through such diverse phenomena as Pancharatnam-Berry phases, optical vortices and solitons, and optical simulations of solid-state topological phenomena. This book concisely provides the necessary mathematical background needed to understa |
Item Description: | "Version: 20181101"--Title page verso. |
Carrier Form: | 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
9781643272313 1643272314 9781643272351 1643272357 |
Index Number: | QC381 |
CLC: |
O18 O431.2 O435 |
Call Number: | O435/S594 |