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Does the glory have a simple explanation?

H M Nussenzveig

    Optics Letters
    |November 21, 2007
    PubMed
    Summary

    Complex angular momentum theory explains meteorological glory, a phenomenon confirmed to originate from quantum tunneling. Resonances and surface waves play key roles, with new expressions for angular distribution and polarization provided.

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