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Nature’s optics and our understanding of light

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Optical phenomena visible to everyone abundantly illustrate important ideas in science and mathematics. The phenomena considered include rainbows, sparkling reflections on water, green flashes, earthlight on the moon, glories, daylight, crystals, and the squint moon. The concepts include refraction, wave interference, numerical experiments, asymptotics, Regge poles, polarization singularities, conical intersections, and visual illusions. Speaker: Michael Berry (Melville Wills Professor of Physics (Emeritus) at the University of Bristol, UK)

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Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS Bangalore
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