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islahna
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Hi,
I have a basic question on Mueller matrix which I came across upon reading through the Handbook of Optic, chapter 22 polarimetry. It says that :-
when a polarization element with Mueller matrix M is rotated about the beam of light by an angle \theta such that the angle of incident is unchanged, the resulting Mueller matrix M is :
= M(\theta)
= R(\theta) M R(-\theta)
= [matrix elements of R(\theta)] [matrix elements of M] X [matrix elements of R(-theta)]
My question is, what does the "X" mean here..
From my reading, the cross product is used with vector. This time, it's a matrix.
Sorry if this is too basic, I've just started brushing up my matrix since college.
Appreciate any help.
regards,
--islahna
I have a basic question on Mueller matrix which I came across upon reading through the Handbook of Optic, chapter 22 polarimetry. It says that :-
when a polarization element with Mueller matrix M is rotated about the beam of light by an angle \theta such that the angle of incident is unchanged, the resulting Mueller matrix M is :
= M(\theta)
= R(\theta) M R(-\theta)
= [matrix elements of R(\theta)] [matrix elements of M] X [matrix elements of R(-theta)]
My question is, what does the "X" mean here..
From my reading, the cross product is used with vector. This time, it's a matrix.
Sorry if this is too basic, I've just started brushing up my matrix since college.
Appreciate any help.
regards,
--islahna