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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Henk Broer (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands)Publisher: Mathematical Association of America Imprint: Mathematical Association of America Dimensions: Width: 14.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.300kg ISBN: 9780883851425ISBN 10: 0883851423 Pages: 150 Publication Date: 08 June 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. Introduction and overview; Part I. Geometry of Light Rays in the Atmosphere: 2. Geometric optics; 3. Atmospheric optics; 4. Light and the cycloid; Part II. Light Rays as Geodesics: 5. The principles of Fermat and Hamilton; 6. The brachistochrone revisited; 7. Light rays as geodesics on a surface of revolution; 8. Scholium generale.ReviewsAuthor InformationHenk Broer completed his Ph.D. in mathematics and natural sciences at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands, and has been professor of dynamical systems there since 1991. He was the scientific director of the Johann Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science, and is currently both the chairman of the section mathematics of KNAW and the editor-in-chief of the journal, Indagationes Mathematicae. He has held visiting positions at Boston University, the Université de Bourgogne, France, the Universitat de Barcelona and Georgia Institute of Technology, and has co-initiated a number of national institutions in the Netherlands, including Mastermath and Platform Wiskunde Nederland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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