ON WOLTERS VORTEX IN TOTAL-REFLECTION

Authors
ROSU HC
Citation
Hc. Rosu, ON WOLTERS VORTEX IN TOTAL-REFLECTION, Revista Mexicana de Fisica, 43(2), 1997, pp. 240-247
Citations number
51
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Revista Mexicana de Fisica → ACNP
ISSN journal
0035001X
Volume
43
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
240 - 247
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-001X(1997)43:2<240:OWVIT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The ''circulatory wave'' (''die zirkulierende Welle'') put into eviden ce in 1949 by Welter (Welter's vortex) in total reflection is interpre ted as a phase defect in the scalar theory of Green and Wolf of 1953, which is the Madelung (hydrodynamic) representation of the optical fie ld. Some comments are added on its possible relevance for the Hamamats u experiment aimed to clarify the wave-particle duality at the ''singl e photon'' level of down-converted laser beams.