Title:
Introduction to light : the physics of light, vision and color
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Publication Information:
Englewood Cliff. N J: Prentice Hall, 1983
ISBN:
9780134860275
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Summary
Summary
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. 170 black-and-white illustrations. 1983 edition.
Table of Contents
| 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 |
