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Seminars at FGG

Polarimetry behind the appareance

Speaker: Franco Leone (INAF - Osservatorio di Catania (Italy))

Date and time: 2023-05-15 12:00

Astrophysics is mostly based on observations of light irrespective of the state of polarisation. After a gentle reminder of polarisation representation, properties, and origins, I’ll present some examples of known knowns, unknown knowns, and even unknown unknowns coded in the polarised light.