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The Optics of Life : a Biologist's Guide to Light in Nature /
Optics--a field of physics focusing on the study of light--is also central to many areas of biology, including vision, ecology, botany, animal behavior, neurobiology, and molecular biology. The Optics of Life introduces the fundamentals of optics to biologists and nonphysicists, giving them the tool...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2011]
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Units and Geometry; Chapter Three: Emission; Chapter Four: Absorption; Chapter Five: Scattering; Chapter Six: Scattering with Interference; Chapter Seven: Fluorescence; Chapter Eight: Polarization; Chapter Nine: Measuring Light; Chapter Ten: What is Light, Really?; Appendix A: Converting Spectral Irradiance to Lux; Appendix B: Calculating the Absorbance Spectrum of a Visual Pigment; Appendix C: Refractive Indices of Common Substances; Appendix D: Optical Properties of Very Clear Water.
- Appendix E: Optical Properties of Natural WatersAppendix F: Useful Formulas; Appendix G: Equipment and Software Suppliers; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Colour Plates.