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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book is intended for students in the visual arts and for others with an interest in art, but with no prior knowledge of physics. It presents the science of light - that is, the science behind what and how we see. The approach emphasizes phenomena rather than mathematical theories and the joy of discovery rather than the drudgery of derivations - the opposite of "heavy science".
The text includes numerous problems, questions for discussion, and suggestions for simple experiments. It considers such questions as
- why is the sky blue?
- what is the nature of light?
- how do mirrors and prisms affect the color of light?
- how do compact disks work?
- what can visual illusions tell us about the nature of perception?
And it discusses such topics as: the optics of the eye and camera; the physiology of the eye and the nature of color vision; the different kinds of sources of light; photography and holography; symmetry in art and nature; color in printing and painting; computer imaging and processing.
Reviews
…aspects of this book are gems and I felt almost driven to want to develop a course which might be based on sections of it…the authors show deep knowledge of and empathy for their material. It is fascinating and close to inspirational…the experiments are the crowning glory and make the book worth every penny for the university teacher of light and optics. This is brilliant stuff.
--The Physicist
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Physics, Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, USA
Thomas D. Rossing
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Science Department, New Trier High School, Winnetka, USA
Christopher J. Chiaverina
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Light Science
Book Subtitle: Physics and the Visual Arts
Authors: Thomas D. Rossing, Christopher J. Chiaverina
Series Title: Undergraduate Texts in Contemporary Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21698-0
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 1999
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-98827-6Published: 24 September 1999
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-21698-0Published: 12 June 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 442
Topics: Classical Electrodynamics, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Arts, Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering