●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 variables
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
