title: Majorization applied to diffraction.
abstract: We apply the statistical tools of majorization to characterize and compare the amount of diffraction caused by different apertures, where variance cannot be applied.
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luis
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gonzalo
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Porras