TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnsen,Sönke
TI  - The Optics of Life: a Biologist's Guide to Light in Nature 
SN  - 9781400840663
AV  - QH515 .J648 2011 
U1  - 571.455 
PY  - 2011///]
CY  - Princeton
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Photobiology
KW  - Physiological optics
KW  - Polarization (Light)
KW  - Nonionizing radiation
KW  - Light
KW  - Radiation, Nonionizing
KW  - Physical Phenomena
KW  - Phenomena and Processes
KW  - Radiation
KW  - Electromagnetic Phenomena
KW  - Optical Phenomena
KW  - Photobiologie
KW  - Optique physiologique
KW  - Polarisation (Lumière)
KW  - Rayonnement non ionisant
KW  - Phénomènes physiques
KW  - Lumière
KW  - polarized light
KW  - aat
KW  - light (energy)
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - Life Sciences
KW  - Biophysics
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Physics
KW  - Optics & Light
KW  - fast
KW  - idszbz
KW  - Physiologische Optik
KW  - Licht
KW  - fotobiologi
KW  - lys
KW  - polarisasjon
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Units and Geometry; Chapter Three: Emission; Chapter Four: Absorption; Chapter Five: Scattering; Chapter Six: Scattering with Interference; Chapter Seven: Fluorescence; Chapter Eight: Polarization; Chapter Nine: Measuring Light; Chapter Ten: What is Light, Really?; Appendix A: Converting Spectral Irradiance to Lux; Appendix B: Calculating the Absorbance Spectrum of a Visual Pigment; Appendix C: Refractive Indices of Common Substances; Appendix D: Optical Properties of Very Clear Water; Appendix E: Optical Properties of Natural WatersAppendix F: Useful Formulas; Appendix G: Equipment and Software Suppliers; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Colour Plates; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2011
N2  - 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
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