Probability, Statistical Optics and Data Testing

Frieden, Roy

ISBN 10: 3540417087 / ISBN 13: 9783540417088

Published by Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, 2001

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Scientists and engineers in optics are increasingly confronted with problems that are of a random nature and that require a working knowledge of probability and statistics for their solution. This book develops these subjects within the context of optics, using a problem-solving approach. Series: Springer Series in Information Sciences. Num Pages: 518 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 727. . 2001. 3rd ed. 2001. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Probability, Statistical Optics and Data Testing
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540417087
• ISBN 13: 9783540417088
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Scientists in optics are increasingly confronted with problems that are of a random nature and that require a working knowledge of probability and statistics for their solution. This textbook develops these subjects within the context of optics using a problem-solving approach. All methods are explicitly derived and can be traced back to three simple axioms given at the outset. Students with some previous exposure to Fourier optics or linear theory will find the material particularly absorbing and easy to understand.
This third edition contains many new applications to optical and physical phenomena. This includes a method of estimating probability laws exactly, by regarding them as laws of physics to be determined using a new variational principle.