This 12-chapter book examines different phenomena as viewed by those trained in physics. These views (or vistas) are promulgated to demonstrate that the infinite variety of things seen in the material world can be reduced to a handful of general laws and to share with the public the richness of the scientist's world view. The phenomena examined…

Discusses how the frequency domain (line widths) and time domain (coherent optical transients) are related to the concept of transverse relaxation time in the study of high resolution optical spectroscopy. (HM)