Iridescences : The Physical Colors of Insects
Butterflies and Coleopterons are among the most colorful animals that we are lucky to observe. It is certainly not for our sake that nature indulges itself into such brightness, indeed this very beauty is vital. Although the present book is essentially the work of a physicist, its main objective is...
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| Formaat: | Livre numérique |
| Taal: | Anglais |
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Cham : Springer Nature |
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • Iridescences, Texte imprimé, 9781493938384 • Iridescences, Texte imprimé, 9780387513867 • Iridescences, the physical colors of insects, Serge Berthier, New York, Springer, 2007, 1 vol. (IX-160 p.), 0-387-34119-6 |
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- 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.