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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Beeson, Steven (Autor), Mayer, James W. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.