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http://hdl.handle.net/2289/959| Title: | Pancharatnam's route to the geometric phase |
| Authors: | Nityananda, R. |
| Issue Date: | 25-Aug-1994 |
| Publisher: | Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India. |
| Citation: | Current Science, 1994, Vol. 67, p238-244. |
| Abstract: | This article focuses on the route by which Pancharatnam was led to the geometric phase. Barring a near-miraculous result from spherical trigonometry which he pulls out of the air, it is seen to be a systematic attack on problems of analysis and synthesis of polarized light, entirely following from just one basic principle and presented as a series of propositions. It is also noted that the phase was quite central to the interpretation of this own experiments and to his other theoretical work. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/959 |
| ISSN: | 0011-3891 |
| Copyright: | Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India. |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Papers (A&A) |
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