Optical Precursors: From Classical Waves to Single Photons

by Jiefei Chen, Shengwang Du, Michael Loy, et al.

Ever since Einstein's special relativity in 1905, the principle of invariant light speed in vacuum has been attracting attention from a wide range of disciplines. How to interpret the principle of light speed? Is light referred to continuous light, or light pulse with definite boundaries? Recent discovery of superluminal medium triggered vigorous discussion within the Physics community. Can communication via such "superluminal channel" break the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9814451932
• ISBN13: 9789814451932
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 79 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"