THE PANCHARATNAM PHASE - NEW APPLICATIONS IN STELLAR INTERFEROMETRY

Authors
HARIHARAN P TANGO WJ
Citation
P. Hariharan et Wj. Tango, THE PANCHARATNAM PHASE - NEW APPLICATIONS IN STELLAR INTERFEROMETRY, Current Science, 74(9), 1998, pp. 746-749
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Current Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00113891
Volume
74
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Pages
746 - 749
Database
ISI
SICI code
0011-3891(1998)74:9<746:TPP-NA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The Pancharatnam phase has been regarded for many years as a phenomeno n of purely academic interest; however, recent work has shown that it has many practical applications including its use in a long-base stell ar interferometer to permit measurements of faint stars.