The principal elements of the theory of polarized light transfer
in planetary atmospheres are expounded in a systematic but concise
way. Basic concepts and practical methods are emphasized, both for
single and multiple scattering of electromagnetic radiation by
molecules and particles in the atmospheres of planets in the Solar
System, including the Earth, and beyond. A large part of the book
is also useful for studies of light scattering by particles in
comets, the interplanetary and interstellar medium, circumstellar
disks, reflection nebulae, water bodies like oceans and suspensions
of particles in a gas or liquid in the laboratory.
Throughout the book symmetry principles, such as the reciprocity
principle and the mirror symmetry principle, are employed. In this
way the theory is made more transparent and easier to understand
than in most papers on the subject. In addition, significant
computational reductions, resulting from symmetry principles, are
presented. Hundreds of references to relevant literature are given
at the end of the book. Appendices contain supplementary
information such as a general exposition on properties of matrices
transforming Stokes parameters of light beams. Each chapter
concludes with a number of problems with answers or hints for
solution.
The readers should have some basic knowledge of physics and
mathematics. The book is suitable as a textbook for advanced
undergraduates and graduate students. It will also be of interest
to science professionals in one of the many disciplines in which
electromagnetic scattering plays an important role, like
astrophysics, atmospheric optics, remote sensing, marine optics,
biophysics and biomedicine.
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