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The present monograph deals with a particular class of approximation methods in the context of light scattering by small particles. This class of approximations has been termed as eikonal or soft particle approximations. The eikonal approximation was studied extensively in the potential scattering and then adopted in optical scattering problems. In this context, the eikonal and other soft particle approximations pertain to scatterers whose relative refractive index compared to surrounding medium is close to unity. The study of these approximations is very important because soft particles occur abundantly in nature. For example, the particles that occur in ocean optics, biomedical optics, atmospheric optics and in many industrial applications can be classified as soft particles. This book was written in recognition of the long-standing and current interest in the field of scattering approximations for soft particles. It should prove to be a useful addition for researchers in the field of light scattering.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Light Scattering by Optically Soft Particles
Book Subtitle: Theory and Applications
Authors: Subodh K. Sharma, David J. Somerford
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-37664-X
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-23910-9Published: 06 June 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-44404-3Published: 20 October 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-37664-4Published: 29 August 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 195
Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK
Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Geophysics/Geodesy, Ecotoxicology, Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics, Quantum Optics