Introduction to Light: The Physics of Light, Vision, and Color - Brossura

Waldman, Gary

Brossura

ISBN 10: 048642118X ISBN 13: 9780486421186

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2003

Riassunto

Designed as a text for a one-semester, nonmathematical optics course at the undergraduate level, this well-illustrated text is addressed to art majors but is also suitable for students of fashion, theater, photography, and the liberal arts. Four parts constitute this introductory volume: Part I discusses the nature of light, including early ideas of light (a newly revised chapter for this edition), and classical and modern theories. Part II concerns the manipulation of light, including such topics as geometrical optics, polarization, lasers, and holography; Part III explores vision, including the eye and seeing; and Part IV examines color, in terms of light and color in nature and color science. Three appendices deal with lens and mirror equations, Snell's law, and scientific notation.
Questions at the end of each chapter offer students a chance to test their grasp of the material. The presentation is almost completely nonmathematical in manner, making this book widely accessible to students of all backgrounds and to other readers curious about this ubiquitous but mysterious natural phenomenon.

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Contenuti

Preface Part I. What Is Light? Chapter 1. Early Ideas of Light 1.1 Greek Optics 1.2 Optics in the Middle Ages 1.3 A New Beginning Chapter 2. The Classical Theories 2.1 The Corpuscular Theory 2.2 The Wave Theory 2.3 Electromagnetic Waves Chapter 3. Modern Theories 3.1 Blackbody Radiation 3.2 Photoelectric Effect 3.3 The Nuclear Atom 3.4 Matter Waves Part II. Manipulation of Light Chapter 4. Geometrical Optics 4.1 Light Rays 4.2 Reflection and Refraction 4.3 Spherical Lenses and Mirrors 4.4 Conic Section Mirrors Chapter 5. Polarization 5.1 Transverse Waves and Polarization 5.2 Polarization by Reflection 5.3 Polarization by Scattering 5.4 Double Refraction 5.5 Circular Polarization Chapter 6. Lasers 6.1 Absorption and Emission 6.2 Population Inversion 6.3 Ruby Laser 6.4 Helium-Neon Laser 6.5 Other Laser Types 6.6 Effects of the Optical Cavity 6.7 Coherence 6.8 Applications Chapter 7. Holography 7.1 Zone Plates 7.2 Hologram as a Set of Zone Plates 7.3 Improved Holograms 7.4 Holography and Photography 7.5 Holograms as Sets of Hyperbolic Mirrors 7.6 New Types of Holograms 7.7 Applications Part III. Vision Chapter 8. The Eye 8.1 Outer Shell 8.2 Pupil 8.3 Lens 8.4 Retina 8.5 Pathways to the Brain Chapter 9. Seeing 9.1 Eye Movements 9.2 Optical Illusions 9.3 Seeing in Three Dimensions 9.4 Color Vision Part IV. Color Chapter 10. Light and Color in Nature 10.1 Natural Light 10.2 Forced Oscillators 10.3 Rayleigh Scattering 10.4 White Light Scattering 10.5 Dispersion 10.6 Coronas and the Glory 10.7 Thin Film Colors 10.8 Pigments in Nature 10.9 Other Natural Lighting Effects Chapter 11. Color Science 11.1 Newton's Work 11.2 Primary Colors 11.3 Attributes of Color 11.4 Color Solid and Color Atlases 11.5 Colorimetry Appendix A. Lens and Mirror Equations Appendix B. Snell's Law Appendix C. Scientific Notation Index

Product Description

Designed for a nonmathematical undergraduate optics course addressed to art majors, this four-part treatment discusses the nature and manipulation of light, vision, and color. Questions at the end of each chapter help test comprehension of material, which is almost completely presented in a nonmathematical manner. 170 black-and-white illustrations. 1983 edition.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 048642118X
• ISBN 13: 9780486421186
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 228
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss; http://www.la-raia.it; ; Strada Monterotondo, 79; Novi Ligure; 15067; Italia