Photons in Natural and Life Sciences An Interdisciplinary Approach /

• Main Author: Lewerenz, Hans-Joachim (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 157
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum optics.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Nanotechnology.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Applied and Technical Physics.; Quantum Optics.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.

The book describes first the principle photon generation processes from nuclear reactions, electron motion and from discrete quantum transitions. It then focuses on the use of photons in various selected fields of modern natural and life sciences. It bridges disciplines such as physics, chemistry, e...

Table of Contents:

• On the Origin of Light
• Sources of Spectral Photon Radiation
• Photon Generation in Electronic Transition High-Energy Lasers
• Applications in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science and Biology
• Exploiting the Quantum Nature of Photons
• Spintronics.