1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911114157603321

Autore

Vdovin Gleb

Titolo

Elementary Technical Optics / / by Gleb Vdovin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2026

ISBN

3-032-08626-4

9783032086266

Edizione

[1st ed. 2026.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 pages)

Collana

UNITEXT for Physics, , 2198-7890

Disciplina

535.32

535.13

Soggetti

Geometrical optics

Wave theory of light

Optics

Electrodynamics

Physics

Classical Optics, Geometric and Wave optics

Applied Optics

Light-Matter Interaction

Classical Electrodynamics

Applied and Technical Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Faces of Optics -- Wavefronts, Rays, Imaging -- Invariants and Matrices -- Aberrations of Optical Systems -- Introduction to Optical Instruments -- Applications of Coherent Light -- Applications of Polarized Light -- Optical Testing -- Radiometry, Light Sources and Sensors -- Introduction to Lasers -- Introduction to Spectral Instruments -- Introduction to Optics of Waveguides -- Adaptive Optics -- Simulation of the Propagation of Light.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to technical optics, suitable for matching the graduate-level curriculum of any related physics and engineering discipline. It addresses the varying foundational knowledge of physical optics among students by incorporating a brief overview of the fundamental principles most



commonly applied in the design and implementation of optical systems, focusing on a concise set of core concepts. This book assumes a basic understanding of physics and calculus. In some instances, formal rigor is relaxed to ensure simplicity and clarity, making the material accessible for engineering estimations without delving into unnecessary complexities. It introduces many basic concepts of technical optics, illustrated by practical problem solutions, providing real-world relevance. Covering a broad range of topics, the content includes geometrical, wave, and quantum optics, spherical wavefronts, lens equations, and magnification. Additionally, it discusses invariants and imaging, optical systems, aberrations, coherence of light, polarized light applications, optical testing, radiometry, light sources, sensors, lasers, spectral systems, waveguides, wavefront correctors, and light propagation simulation. A distinctive feature of this book is its description of a wide range of engineering systems using a compact, uniform set of basic concepts. Practical information is included throughout, making the book valuable for everyday practice in optical imaging and instrumentation, and ensuring it is an essential resource for students and professionals in the field of optical engineering.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911119823103321

Autore

Zeidel Robert F.

Titolo

Robber barons and wretched refuse : ethnic and class dynamics during the era of American industrialization / / Robert F. Zeidel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

9781501748332

1501748335

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

331.6/20973

Soggetti

Industrial relations - United States - History

Working class - United States - History

Industrialization - Social aspects - United States - History

Foreign workers - United States - History

United States Ethnic relations History

United States Emigration and immigration History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Capitalists and Immigrants in Historical Perspective, 1865–1924 -- 1. Harmonic Dissidence: Immigrants and the Onset of Industrial Strife -- 2. No Danger among Them: Asian Immigrants as Industrial Workers -- 3. Alien Anarchism: Immigrants and Industrial Unrest in the 1880s -- 4. Confronting the Barons: Immigrant Workers and Individual Moguls -- 5. Into the New Century: Economic Expansion and Continued Discord -- 6. Turmoil Amid Reform: Immigrant Worker Protest and Progressivism -- 7. Effects of War: Immigrant Labor Dynamics during the Great War -- 8. Addressing the Reds: Immigrants and the Postwar Great Scare of 1919–1921 -- 9. Restricting the Hordes: Implementation of Immigrant Quotas -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Robber Barons and Wretched Refuse explores the connection between the so-called robber barons who led American big businesses during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era and the immigrants who comprised many of their workforces. As Robert F. Zeidel argues, attribution of



industrial-era class conflict to an "alien" presence supplements nativism—a sociocultural negativity towards foreign-born residents—as a reason for Americans' dislike and distrust of immigrants. And in the era of American industrialization, employers both relied on imigrants to meet their growing labor needs and blamed them for the frequently violent workplace contention of the time. Through a sweeping narrative of the time, Zeidel uncovers the connection of immigrants to radical "isms" that gave rise to widespread notions of alien subversives whose presence threatened America's domestic tranquility and the well-being of its residents. Employers, rather than looking at their own practices for causes of workplace conflict, wontedly attributed strikes and other unrest to aliens who either spread pernicious "foreign" doctrines or fell victim to their siren messages. These characterizations transcended nationality or ethnic group, applying at different times to all foreign-born workers. Zeidel concludes that, ironically, stigmatizing immigrants as subversives contributed to the passage of the Quota Acts, which effectively stemmed the flow of wanted foreign workers. Post-war employers argued for preserving America's traditional open door, but the negativity which they had assigned to foreign workers contributed to its closing.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911152432703321

Autore

Davis Richard A., Jr., <1937->

Titolo

Beaches of the Gulf Coast / / Richard A. Davis Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station : , : Texas A&M University Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

9781623491123

1623491126

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (324 p.)

Collana

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series

Disciplina

551.45

551.45/7

551.457

Soggetti

Coasts - Mexico, Gulf of

Coastal zone management - Gulf Coast (U.S.)

Coastal ecology - Gulf Coast (U.S.)

Coast changes - Gulf Coast (U.S.)

Beaches - Gulf Coast (U.S.)

Electronic books.

Gulf Coast (U.S.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Sponsored by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. General Characteristics and Dynamics of Beaches. Coastal processes -- Beach geomorphology and barrier island morphodynamics -- Beach materials, structures, and sources -- Human impact on Gulf beaches ; Common animals and plants of the Gulf beaches and surf zone -- Part II. Beaches along the Gulf of Mexico Coast. Beaches of Florida -- Beaches of Alabama -- Beaches of Mississippi -- Beaches of Louisiana -- Beaches of Texas -- Beaches of Mexico and Cuba.

Sommario/riassunto

Much of the world's population lives within thirty miles of a coast, and beaches are perhaps the most popular tourist destinations worldwide. The Gulf of Mexico is no exception: Millions of people make their homes nearby, and many of them spend considerable time at the



beach, joined by millions more tourists and seasonal visitors.In Beaches of the Gulf Coast, Richard A. Davis Jr., a veteran coastal geologist, explores the dynamics of beach formation, providing the reader with a basic understanding of the characteristics and behavior of the beach environment and what cau