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Remarks on the Classical and Quantum-Mechanical Treatment of Partial Polarization*
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The methods for the convenient treatment of partial polarization are discussed. In particular, it is shown (1) how to introduce the “Stokes parameters” and the “Poincaré sphere” representation in a direct phenomenological way; (2) how an idealized experimental procedure may illustrate the physical analysis of partial polarization; (3) how the Stokes parameter representation fits naturally into the quantum theory of radiation; (4) how the Stokes method applies to Compton scattering.
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- Authors
- Fano, U.
- Venue
- Journal of the Optical Society of America
- Publisher
- Optica Publishing Group
- Published
- 1949-10-01
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 859
- ISSN
- 0030-3941 (ISSN-L)
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- W2055740343
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- 202
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- 6.47
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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