Re: metal optics - an ununderstood chapter in optics becomes understandable

From: josefmatz (josefmatz_at_arcor.de)
Date: 10/15/04


Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 04:14:41 +0200

Could you please tell me, which issue of stratton has energy flux formulas
within the metal, maybe i have the wrong version ! All other books you refer
to i know also - No energy fluxes within the metal !

"Alpha Omega" <who@where> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>
> "josefmatz" <josefmatz@arcor.de> wrote
>
> > Everybody has concerned with formulas having a complex index of
> refraction.
> > One of the best prooven theories is the incident wave on a homogeneous
> bulk
> > metal. Intensity and polarization of the reflected wave - everything in
> well
> > agreement with the theory. But what is with the energy fluxes within
> > the bulk metal ? The books stop here. You get no answer or only
> qualitative
> > answers in the books.
>
> Amazing
>
> > No serious book in electrodynamics gives those formulas. All give
> references
> > to very old literature. And
> > also published new articles at top institutes just may write some
formulas
> > for the electric field very old stuff.
> > Many theory professors doubt on this theory !
>
> Get yourself a few good books e.g. Jackson Electro-Dynamics, Born & Wolf
> Principles of Optics etc.
>
> If you are really curious study the multivolume Handbuch der Physik the
old
> and new editions.
>
> These can be found in a good university library, maybe not the old edition
> in Germany as many such libraries there have been incinerated during WW
II.
>
> The references are old because such matters have dealt with a long time
ago.
>
> As to the professors who doubt the classical theory... Never mind.
>
> Hope my suggestions will help you, particularly the first two sentences.
>
> Please heed my advice as this is the only one you will get from me since
you
> just graduated to my kill file.
>
> Congratulations and Good Luck.
>
>
>



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