Critical effects in semiclassical scattering, in which the standard approximations break down, are associated with forward peaking, rainbows, glories, orbiting and resonances. Besides giving rise to beautiful optical effects in the atmosphere, critical effects have important applications in many areas of physics. However, their interpretation and accurate treatment is difficult. This book, based on the Elliott Montroll Lectures, given at the University of Rochester, deals with the theory of these critical effects. After a preliminary chapter in which the problem of critical effects is posed, the next three chapters on coronae, rainbows and glories are written so as to be accessible to a broader audience. The main part of the book then describes the results obtained from the application of complex angular momentum techniques to scattering by homogeneous spheres. These techniques lead to practically usable asymptotic approximations, and to new physical insights into critical effects. A new conceptual picture of diffraction, regarded as a tunnelling effect, emerges. The final two chapters contain brief descriptions of applications to a broad range of fields, including linear and nonlinear optics, radiative transfer, astronomy, acoustics, seismology, atomic, nuclear and particle physics.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521025874
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94493490
Product Key Features
Author
H. M. Nussenzveig
Publication Name
Diffraction Effects in Semiclassical Scattering
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Physics
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
228mm
Item Width
151mm
Item Weight
382g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
H. M. Nussenzveig
Series Title
Montroll Memorial Lecture Series in Mathematical Physics
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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