General Theory of Light Propagation and Imaging Through the Atmosphere (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)

This book lays out a new, general theory of light propagation and imaging through Earth's turbulent atmosphere. Current theory is based on the - now widely doubted - assumption of Kolmogorov turbulence. The new theory is based on a generalized atmosphere, the turbulence characteristics of which can be established, as needed, from readily measurable properties of point-object, or star, images. The pessimistic resolution predictions of Kolmogorov theory led to lax optical tolerance prescriptions for large ground-based astronomical telescopes which were widely adhered to in the 1970s and 1980s. Around 1990, however, it became clear that much better resolution was actually possible, and Kolmogorov tolerance prescriptions were promptly abandoned. Most large telescopes built before 1990 have had their optics upgraded (e.g., the UKIRT instrument) and now achieve, without adaptive optics (AO), almost an order of magnitude better resolution than before. As well as providing a more comprehensive and precise understanding of imaging through the atmosphere with large telescopes (both with and without AO), the new general theory also finds applications in the areas of laser communications and high-energy laser beam propagation.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 196
Release date:	October 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	T. Stewart McKechnie
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	624
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-37316-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Scientific standards Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Optics (light) Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > General
LSN:	3-319-37316-1
Barcode:	9783319373164

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