Kirchhoff's theory for optical diffraction, its predecessor and subsequent development: the resilience of an inconsistent theory
DOI10.1007/S00407-016-0176-1zbMATH Open1360.01023OpenAlexW2336189680MaRDI QIDQ332274FDOQ332274
Authors: Jed Z. Buchwald, Chen-Pang Yeang 
Publication date: 28 October 2016
Published in: Archive for History of Exact Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00407-016-0176-1
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