Molecular Diffraction of Light (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Molecular Diffraction of Light In the course of the work, references are made to cases in which the classical wave theory apparently fails to explain the facts relating to molecular scattering in a satisfactory manner, and in the final chapter an attempt is made to consider these cases in terms of the conception introduced by Einstein in 1905 that light is not continuous wave-motion but consists of discrete quanta moving through space. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.