Patterns of Light Chasing the Spectrum from Aristotle to LEDs
Light is all around us – even when we do not see it. Our eyes do not detect the higher energy and shorter-than-visible-wavelength ultraviolet radiation, yet we know it is there from the sunburn we receive in Arizona. We know that window glass can block ultraviolet rays so we do not get a burn while...
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2008, 2008
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2008 |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The Path of Light: Light beams, Light paths, Pinholes
- Reflection of Light: Mirrors, Daguerreotypes, Equal angles, Windows
- Refraction of Light: Speed of light, Waves, Refractive Index, Total internal reflection, Mirages
- Lenses: Focal length, Magnification, Photography, Fresnel lenses
- Color: Color and Light, The Eye and Color Sensation, Sources of Light, Composition of Light
- Rainbows: Your own rainbow, Secondary rainbows, Light inside, Double rainbows
- Blue skies and White clouds: Scattering, Rock candy/glass, Salt/sugar/foam, Water/ice
- Interference & Color: Soap bubbles, Oil/gas on water, Feathers
- Polarized light: Sunglasses, Blue sky
- The photon: a. Photoelectric effect, Solar panels, CCDs, LEDs
- Optical Spectroscopy: a. Light and electrons, Optical light emission, Prisms/gratings, Neon lights
- Electrons in atoms: Photons and electrons, X-rays, Optical absorption
- IR-UV-X-rays: Paintings in IR/UV/X-ray, Scorpions in UV, Suntans, Teeth in X-ray
- Optical and electron microscopy: Depth of focus, Images of Nature, Simple microscopes, Compound microscopes, SEM
- Mars