Scientists and engineers in optics are increasingly confronted with problems that are of a random nature and that require a working knowledge of probability and

A basic skill in probability is practically demanded nowadays in many bran ches of optics, especially in image science. On the other hand, there is no text pres

This new edition incorporates corrections of all known typographical errors in the first edition, as well as some more substantive changes. Chief among the latt

A basic skill in probability is practically demanded nowadays in many bran ches of optics, especially in image science. On the other hand, there is no text pres