Light Science

Physics and the Visual Arts

Thomas D. Rossing, Christopher J Chiaverina (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

442 Seiten

2010 | Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1999
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4419-3169-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Intended for students in the visual arts and for others with an interest in art, but with no prior knowledge of physics, this book presents the science behind what and how we see. The approach emphasises phenomena rather than mathematical theories and the joy of discovery rather than the drudgery of derivations. The text includes numerous problems, and suggestions for simple experiments, and also considers such questions as why the sky is blue, how mirrors and prisms affect the colour of light, how compact disks work, and what visual illusions can tell us about the nature of perception. It goes on to discuss such topics as the optics of the eye and camera, the different sources of light, photography and holography, colour in printing and painting, as well as computer imaging and processing.

Inhalt

Our World of Light and Color.- The Mystery of Light.- Reflection.- Refraction.- Interference and Diffraction.- Light Sources.- Polarized Light.- Color Vision.- Holography.- Photography.- Computer Images.- Optical Recording, Communication and Photonics.- Symmetry in Art and Nature.- Visual Illusions.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.12.2010
• Reihe/Serie: Undergraduate Texts in Contemporary Physics
• Zusatzinfo: XVI, 442 p.
• Verlagsort: New York, NY
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 178 x 254 mm
• Gewicht: 1236 g
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Optik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• ISBN-10: 1-4419-3169-4 / 1441931694
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4419-3169-6 / 9781441931696
• Zustand: Neuware