The Optics of Life : A Biologist's Guide to Light in Nature /

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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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Johnsen, Sönke (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2011]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Licht.
Physiologische Optik.
Photobiologie.
Polarization (Light)
Physiological optics.
Photobiology.
SCIENCE > Physics > Optics & Light.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biophysics.
light (energy)
polarized light.
Lumiere.
Phenomenes physiques.
Rayonnement non ionisant.
Polarisation (Lumiere)
Optique physiologique.
Optical Phenomena
Light
Electromagnetic Phenomena
Radiation
Phenomena and Processes
Physical Phenomena
Radiation, Nonionizing
Photobiology
Light.
Nonionizing radiation.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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 tools they need to successfully incorporate optical measurements and principles into their research. Sönke Johnsen starts with the basics, describing the properties of light and the units and geometry of measurement. He then explores how light is created and propagates and how it interacts with matter.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (368 pages).
ISBN:9781400840663

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