Serge Berthier
Springer New York
e druk, 2016
9781493938384
Iridescences
The Physical Colors of Insects
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Springer New York |
e druk, 2016
ISBN13: 9781493938384
Rubricering
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Samenvatting
Butterflies and coleoptera are the most beautifully colored insects we can find. This book wants to understand the origin of these brilliant colors from a physics perspective. The different physical phenomena are explained and numerous color illustrations shown. The book is a rich source for optical physicists, biologists, and teachers alike.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781493938384
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Springer New York
Inhoudsopgave
Iridescence.- Why Colors.- Lepidoptera Description and Scales of Observation.- Coleoptera Description and Observation Scales.- Changing Colors: Structures or Pigments?.- Physical Colors, Chemical Colors Basics of Solid State Optics.- 1-Dimensional Structures: Interferences.- 2-Dimensional Structures: Interferences and Diffraction.- 3-Dimensional Structures: Crystalline Diffraction.- Amorphous Structures: Scattering.- Pigments and Pigmentary Colors.- Thermoregulation and Spectral Selectivity.- Vision and Colorimetry.