 The wave theory of light, which operates with continuous spatial functions, has worked well in the representation of purely optical phenomena and will probably never be replaced by another theory. It should be kept in mind, however, that the optical observations...  Modern Nonlinear Optics, Volume 119, Part 3 - Page 2edited by - 2004 - 816 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | S. Diner, D. Fargue, G. Lochak, F. Selleri - Science - 1983 - 586 pages
...representation of purely optical phenomena and will probably never be replaced by another theory. It should be kept in mind, however, that the optical observations...phenomena of emission and transformation of light. It seems to me that the observations associated with blackbody radiation, fluorescence, the production... | |
 | Christa Jungnickel, Russell McCormmach - Reference - 1990 - 455 pages
...time-average values of observations, he suggested that in describing the emission and transformation of light, the "theory of light which operates with continuous...functions may lead to contradictions with experience." He thought that physicists would gain a better understanding of such phenomena if they regarded light... | |
 | Albert Einstein - Physicists - 1987 - 420 pages
...confirmation of the theories of diffraction, reflection, refraction, dispersion, etc., by experiment, the theory of light, which operates with continuous...experience when it is applied to the phenomena of production and transformation of light. Indeed, it seems to me that the observations regarding "black-body... | |
 | William R. Everdell - Art - 1997 - 532 pages
...confirmation of the theories of diffraction, reflection, refraction, dispersion, etc., by experiment, the theory of light, which operates with continuous...experience when it is applied to the phenomena of production and transformation.12 In the course of the paper Einstein cited Planck's law, showed that... | |
 | Lisa M. Dolling, Arthur F. Gianelli, Glenn N. Statile - Science - 2003 - 762 pages
...confirmation of the theories of diffraction, reflection, refraction, dispersion, etc., by experiment, the theory of light, which operates with continuous...experience when it is applied to the phenomena of production and transformation of light. Indeed, it seems to me that the observations regarding "black-body... | |
 | Giampiero Esposito, Giuseppe Marmo, George Sudarshan - Science - 2004 - 612 pages
...representation of purely optical phenomena and will probably never be replaced by another theory. It should be kept in mind, however, that the optical observations...phenomena of emission and transformation of light. It seems to me that the observations associated with blackbody radiation, fluorescence, the production... | |
 | Spenta R. Wadia - Science - 2007 - 282 pages
...experimental verification of the theory of reflection, refraction, diffraction, dispersion and so on that the theory of light which operates with continuous...spatial functions may lead to contradictions with observations if we apply it to the phenomenon of generation and transformation of light". Einstein... | |
 | Emil Wolf - Science - 2007 - 386 pages
...dispersion, etc., but nevertheless it seems to him that it is still conceivable that the Maxwell theory may lead to contradictions with experience when it is applied to the phenomena of generation and conversion of light. From Einstein's account it appears that he was worried not least... | |
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