SPECIAL ISSUE
A TRIBUTE TO
GIULIANO TORALDO DI FRANCIA
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Special Issue
A TRIBUTE TO
GIULIANO TORALDO DI FRANCIA
T
ECHNICAL
,
S
CIENTIFIC
AND
R
ESEARCH
R
EPORTS
Publisher: “Nello Carrara” Institute of Applied Physics (IFAC)- CNR, Florence
Editor: Daniela Mugnai
Topics - Physical Sciences:
Electromagnetism and Microwaves, Atmosphere and Surface,
Conservation and Diagnostic (Cultural Heritage), Laser
Microoptics
Remote Sensing (interaction and management of life environments) Biophotonics
Sensors Solid State.
Publication Information: ISSN: 2035-5831
Articles can be published both in Italian and in English. The publication is open access.
The published material is protected by copyright and is, therefore, the property of the authors, as well as of IFAC-CNR, which is the publisher. Consequently, it can be reproduced only partially (with credit being given to the source) and exclusively for educational purposes. It may not be marketed either on paper or electronically, whether using optical media or through Internet access.
To the memory of Giuliano Toraldo di Francia
Preface
This special issue is intended as a tribute to Giuliano Toraldo di Francia, who died recently. For many of us, he was a great teacher who taught us not only physics but also ethics, honesty, and scientific exactness. All those who knew him had the opportunity to appreciate both his great scientific mind and also his human depth.
We shall miss him.
The work presented here is a reproduction of a work by Toraldo di Francia. Despite the fact that it was written in 1957, it still appears very up-to-date. Even if the subject treated was published in due time, this specific work is unknown to the general reader because it was published as an internal report of the “Centre for the Study of Microwaves” (which then became “Institute of Research on Electromagnetic Waves” (IROE) and is now known as “Nello Carrara” Institute of Applied Physics” (IFAC)) of the Italian National Research Council.
