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Light Music has always played anThis classic study, available for the first time in paperback, clearly demonstrates how quantum theory is a natural development of wave theory, and how these two theories, once thought to be irreconcilable, together comprise a single valid theory of light. Aimed at students with an intermediate level knowledge of physics, the book first offers a historical introduction to the subject, then covers topics such as wave theory, interference, diffraction,