Geometric Optics
Theory and Design of Astronomical Optical Systems Using Mathematica®
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Beschreibung
This book—unique in the literature—provides readers with the mathematical background needed to design many of the optical combinations that are used in astronomical telescopes and cameras. The results presented in the work were obtained by using a different approach to third-order aberration theory as well as the extensive use of the software package Mathematica®.
The newly presented approach to third-order aberration theory adopted is based on Fermat’s principle and the use of particular optical paths—not rays—termed stigmatic paths, allowing for easy derivation of third-order formulae. This approach enables readers to understand and handle the formulae required to design optical combinations without resorting to the much more complex Hamiltonian formalism and Seidel's relations.
Additional features and topics:
* Presentation of the third-order design of cameras and telescopes with the aid of Mathematica eliminates the need for tedious computer calculations
* Mathematica notebooks accompanying each optical combination analyzed in the book are available for download at http://extra.springer.com/978-0-8176-4871-8
* Discussion and analysis of specific optical devices: Newtonian and Cassegrain telescopes; Schmidt, Wright, Houghton, and Maksutov cameras; and other optical combinations, such as the Klevtsov telescope and the Baker–Schmidt flat-field camera
* Additional supplementary material available at the publisher's website
* Many worked-out examples and exercises
Geometric Optics is an excellent reference for advanced graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in applied mathematics, engineering, astronomy, and astronomical optics. The work may be used as a supplementary textbook for graduate-level courses in astronomical optics, optical design, optical engineering, programming with Mathematica, or geometricoptics.
This book---unique in the literature---presents the basic elements of third-order aberrations of optical telescopes, along with the necessary mathematical background, to design almost all optical combinations used in astronomy. The book familiarizes readers with the mathematical aspects of optical design, without the need for tedious computer calculations. It also includes programs written using the Mathematica software package, which allow readers to obtain the third-order design of several optical configurations of astronomical telescopes in a few seconds.
Replete with workout examples and exercises, Geometric Optics is an excellent reference for advanced graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in applied mathematics, engineering, astronomy, and astronomical optics. The work may be used as a text for a graduate-level course in astronomical optics, optical design, optical engineering, programming with Mathematica, or geometric optics.
Presentation of the third-order design of cameras and telescopes with the aid of Mathematica eliminates the need for tedious computer calculations Mathematica notebooks accompanying each optical combination analyzed in the book are available for download at http://extra.springer.com/978-0-8176-4871-8 Discussion and analysis of specific optical devices: Newtonian and Cassegrain telescopes; Schmidt, Wright, Houghton, and Maksutov cameras; and other optical combinations, such as the Klevtsov telescope and the Baker–Schmidt flat-field camera For a broad audience of graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in applied mathematics, engineering, astronomy, and astronomical optics Many worked-out examples and exercises; may be used as a text for a graduate-level course in astronomical optics, optical design, optical engineering, programming with Mathematica, or geometric optics Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Autor*in
Antonio Romano
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