报告题目：大自然的光与人类认知的光（Nature’s optics and our understanding of light）
报 告 人：Dr. Sir Michael Victor Berry （英国布里斯托尔大学）
报告时间：2016年6月16日（周四）15:00
报告地点：校本部J101
邀 请 人：陈玺 教授
主办单位：永利物理系
报告简介：
Optical phenomena visible to everyone have been central to the development of, and abundantly illustrate, important concepts in science and mathematics. The phenomena considered include rainbows, sparking reflections on water, mirages, green flashes, earthlight on the moon, glories, daylight, crystals, and the squint moo. The concepts include refraction, caustics(focal singularities of ray optics), wave interference, numerical experiments, mathematical asymptotics, dispersion, complex angular momentum(Regge poles). Polarization singularities, Hamilton’s conical intersections of eigenvalues (‘Dirac points’), geometric phases, and visual illusions.
