Light Science Physics and the Visual Arts /

• Main Authors: Rossing, Thomas D. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Chiaverina, Christopher J. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Optics.; Electrodynamics.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Arts.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Classical Electrodynamics.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

Why is the sky blue? What is the nature of light? What can visual illusions tell us about the nature of perception? In this fully revised edition of the classic textbook, Professors Rossing and Chiaverina present the science of light - that is, the science behind what and how we see. Their approach...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Chapter 1: Our World of Light and Color
• Chapter 2: The Wave Nature of Light
• Chapter 3: Ray Optics: Reflections, Mirrors, and Kaleidoscopes
• Chapter 4: Refraction of Light
• Chapter 5: Interference and Diffraction
• Chapter 6: Polarized Light
• Chapter 7: Light Sources and the Particle Nature of Light
• Chapter 8: Sources of Color
• Chapter 9: Color Vision
• Chapter 11: Holography
• Chapter 12: Computer Imaging. Chapter 13: Photonics - Light in the 21st Century
• Chapter 14: Visual Perception, Illusions, and the Arts
• Appendices
• Subject Index
• Name Index.