Front Cover; Dedication; Preface; Contents; 1. Precursors; 2. The Phase Operator; 3. Mathematical Elaborations; 4. Phase Dynamics and Uncertainties; 5. Theory of Phase Measurement; 6. Experimental Demonstrations; 7. Time; References; Appendix: Publications by David Pegg.
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Brings together historic and modern papers that chart the development of phase and angle operators from their first appearance to modern theory. This work presents the ideas that led to the theory of the phase operator and provides a picture of the progress that has followed since then.