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050  4 QC173.4.L55 |bS723 2024
100 1  Stachura, Eric.
245 10 Mathematical methods in liquid crystal optics and lens design / |cEric Stachura.
264  1 Cham : |bSpringer, |c[2024]
264  4  |c©2024
300    xv, 276 pages : |billustrations (some color) ; |c25 cm.
336    text |btxt |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |bn |2rdamedia
338    volume |bnc |2rdacarrier
490 1  Springer tracts in modern physics, |x0081-3869 ; |vvolume 294
520    "This book fills a gap in mathematical literature and attracts focus to liquid crystals for freeform lens design. It provides a rigorous mathematical perspective on liquid crystal optics, focusing on ray tracing in the geometric optics regime. A mathematical foundation is set to study lens design and ray tracing problems in liquid crystals. Additionally, it addresses absolute instruments, which cannot be designed through transformation optics and, until recently, only a handful of examples were known. Mathematically, this is a largely untapped area of research, yet the applications are profound. Finally, the book describes several open directions, revealing the richness of the intersection of liquid crystal optics and mathematical analysis. The content of this book will prove invaluable for researchers of mathematical optics as well as those interested in liquid crystal theory, in addition to those mathematics graduate students aiming to understand the physical basis of light propagation in liquid crystals." -- |cPage 4 of cover.
504    Includes bibliographical references and index.
650  0 Mathematical physics.
650  0 Liquid crystals |xMathematical models.
650  0 Lenses.
650  6 Physique mathématique.
650  6 Cristaux liquides |xModèles mathématiques.
650  6 Lentilles (Optique)
650  7 lenses (object genre) |2aat
776 08  |z9783031466144 |ie-book version
830  0 Springer tracts in modern physics ; |v294.
902    000076066 |wcopy |120241115104403.0
914    (OCoLC)on1455922364 |bOCoLC |cmatch |d20241120 |eprocessed |f1455922364