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The Science of Color

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Table of contents
  • Cover
  • Contentsv
  • Prefacevii
  • Contributorsix
  • Chapter 1. The Origins of Modern Color Science1
  • 1.1 Newton2
  • 1.2 The trichromacy of color mixture4
  • 1.3 Interference colors14
  • 1.4 The ultra-violet, the infra-red, and the spectral sensitivity of the eye16
  • 1.5 Color constancy, color contrast and color harmony19
  • 1.6 Color deficiency22
  • 1.7 The golden age (1850–1931)26
  • 1.8 Nerves and sensations35
  • Further reading36
  • References36
  • Chapter 2. Light, the Retinal Image, and Photoreceptors41
  • 2.1 Introduction42
  • 2.2 The light stimulus42
  • 2.3 Sources of light loss in the eye46
  • 2.4 Sources of blur in the retinal image52
  • 2.5 Photoreceptor optics61
  • 2.6 Photoreceptor topography and sampling71
  • 2.7 Summary85
  • 2.8 Appendix A: Quantifying the light stimulus87
  • 2.9 Appendix B: Generalized pupil function and image formation96
  • Acknowledgments97
  • References97
  • Chapter 3. Color Matching and Color Discrimination103
  • 3.1 Introduction104
  • 3.2 Color mixture104
  • 3.3 Chromatic detection124
  • 3.4 Chromatic discrimination132
  • 3.5 Congenital color defect138
  • Acknowledgments142
  • Notes142
  • References142
  • Chapter 4. Color Appearance149
  • 4.1 Introduction150
  • 4.2 Unrelated colors152
  • 4.3 Related colors162
  • 4.4 Color constancy175
  • Notes187
  • References187
  • Chapter 5. Color Appearance and Color Difference Specification191
  • 5.1 Introduction192
  • 5.2 Color order systems192
  • 5.3 Color difference systems202
  • 5.4 Current directions in color specification206
  • Acknowledgments213
  • Notes213
  • References213
  • Chapter 6. The Physiology of Color Vision217
  • 6.1 Introduction218
  • 6.2 Photoreceptors227
  • 6.3 Intermediate retinal neurons230
  • 6.4 Ganglion cells and LGN cells231
  • 6.5 Cortex236
  • Acknowledgments242
  • Notes242
  • References242
  • Chapter 7. The Physics and Chemistry of Color. the 15 Mechanisms247
  • 7.1 Overview: 15 causes of color248
  • 7.2 Introduction to the physics and chemistry of color248
  • 7.3 Mechanism 1: Color from incandescence250
  • 7.4 Mechanism 2: Color from gas excitation252
  • 7.5 Mechanism 3: Color from vibrations and rotations253
  • 7.6 Mechanisms 4 and 5: Color from ligand field effects254
  • 7.7 Mechanism 6: Color from molecular orbitals257
  • 7.8 Mechanism 7: Color from charge transfer259
  • 7.9 Mechanism 8: Metallic colors from band theory261
  • 7.10 Mechanism 9: Color in semiconductors262
  • 7.11 Mechanism 10: Color from impurities in semiconductors265
  • 7.12 Mechanism 11: Color from color centers266
  • 7.13 Mechanism 12: Color from dispersion269
  • 7.14 Mechanism 13: Color from scattering272
  • 7.15 Mechanism 14: Color from interference without diffraction274
  • 7.16 Mechanism 15: Color from diffraction276
  • Further reading279
  • References279
  • Chapter 8. Digital Color Reproduction281
  • 8.1 Introduction and overview282
  • 8.2 Imaging as a communications channel282
  • 8.3 Image capture285
  • 8.4 Electronic image displays294
  • 8.5 Printing304
  • 8.6 Key words314
  • 8.7 Conclusions314
  • Acknowledgments314
  • References314
  • Author index317
  • Subject index325
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780444512512
  • ISBN-13 9780080523224
  • Author AUTHOR, UNKNOWN
  • Edition 2nd
  • Category Medical
  • Subject Neuroscience

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