This is an introduction to the quantum theory of light and its broad implications and applications. The book covers material with direct relevance to current basic and applied research, such as quantum fluctuations and their role in laser physics and the theory of forces between macroscopic bodies. Includes many exercises and historical sidelights.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Author(s): Prof Peter (Laboratory Fellow and Research Professor, Laboratory Fellow and Research Professor, Los Alamos National Laboratory and University of Rochester) Milonni
Illustration(s): 48 grayscale line figures and 1 halftone