This book provides details of recent developments in photothermal science. The contributions span a wide range of topics from fundamental research in materials science, physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine to applications of photothermal techniques in nondestructive evaluation and pollution control.

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I Imaging and Characterization.- II Nondestructive Evaluation and Layered Systems.- III Thin Films.- IV Semiconductors.- V High-Temperature Superconductors.- VI Nonoptical Excitation Sources.- VII Thermoelasticity.- VIII Thermal Properties and Phase Transitions.- IX Weakly Absorbing Systems.- X Photochemistry.- XI Biology and Medicine.- XII Techniques and Instrumentation.- Index of Contributors.