The Polarization Lecture:
Perley
Showing why polarization observations are important
Defining polarization ellipse, etc.
Defining Stokes parameters (including physical interpretation)
Discussing 'real' vs. 'perfect' outputs from radio telescope (Jones matrix)
Explaining the 4 x 4 complex matrix from cross-correlation (so-called Mueller matrix)
Demonstrating special cases to aid understanding. (Circular basis and Linear basis).
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