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200 14$aThe optics of life $ea biologist's guide to light in nature /$fSonke Johnsen
205   $aCourse Book
210   $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$d2011
215   $a1 online resource (357 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311 0 $a0-691-13991-1 
311 0 $a0-691-13990-3 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tChapter One. Introduction --$tChapter Two. Units and Geometry --$tChapter Three. Emission --$tChapter Four. Absorption --$tChapter Five. Scattering --$tChapter Six. Scattering with Interference --$tChapter Seven. Fluorescence --$tChapter Eight. Polarization --$tChapter Nine. Measuring Light --$tChapter Ten. What Is Light, Really? --$tAppendix A. Converting Spectral Irradiance to Lux --$tAppendix B. Calculating the Absorbance Spectrum of a Visual Pigment --$tAppendix C. Refractive Indices of Common Substances --$tAppendix D. Optical Properties of Very Clear Water --$tAppendix E. Optical Properties of Natural Waters --$tAppendix F. Useful Formulas --$tAppendix G. Equipment and Software Suppliers --$tBibliography --$tIndex
330   $a"Optics--a field of physics focusing on the study of light--is also central to many areas of biology, including vision, ecology, botany, animal behavior, neurobiology, and molecular biology. The Optics of Life introduces the fundamentals of optics to biologists and non-physicists, giving them the tools they need to successfully incorporate optical measurements and principles into their research. Sİ?nke Johnsen starts with the basics, describing the properties of light and the units and geometry of measurement. He then explores how light is created and propagates and how it interacts with matter, covering topics such as absorption, scattering, fluorescence, and polarization. Johnsen also provides a tutorial on how to measure light as well as an informative discussion of quantum mechanics. The Optics of Life features a host of examples drawn from nature and everyday life, and several appendixes that offer further practical guidance for researchers. This concise book uses a minimum of equations and jargon, explaining the basic physics of light in a succinct and lively manner. It is the essential primer for working biologists and for anyone seeking an accessible introduction to optics"--$cProvided by publisher.
606   $aPhotobiology
606   $aPhysiological optics
606   $aPolarization (Light)
610   $aabsorption.
610   $aanimal vision.
610   $abioluminescence.
610   $acoherent scattering.
610   $acolor.
610   $aelastic scattering.
610   $aelectric field.
610   $aelectrons.
610   $afluorescence.
610   $ageometry.
610   $ahuman vision.
610   $ainelastic scattering.
610   $aintegrated measurements.
610   $airradiance.
610   $alight emission.
610   $alight measurement.
610   $alight.
610   $aluminescence.
610   $alux.
610   $amagnetic field.
610   $amatter.
610   $amechanoluminescence.
610   $aoptical energy.
610   $aoptical measurements.
610   $aoptics.
610   $aparticles.
610   $aphosphorescence.
610   $aphoton energy.
610   $aphotons.
610   $aphotosynthetically active radiation.
610   $apolarization.
610   $apolarized light.
610   $aquantum entanglement.
610   $aquantum mechanics.
610   $aradiance.
610   $areflection.
610   $arefraction.
610   $ascattering.
610   $asingle scattering.
610   $asonoluminescence.
610   $aspectra.
610   $aspectral measurements.
610   $aspectrometers.
610   $aspectroradiometer.
610   $asun.
610   $athermal radiation.
610   $atwo-slit interference.
610   $auncertainty principle.
610   $aunits.
610   $awave interference.
610   $awave-particle duality.
610   $awavelength.
610   $awaves.
615  0$aPhotobiology.
615  0$aPhysiological optics.
615  0$aPolarization (Light)
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