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Iridescences
Serge Berthier
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Description for Iridescences
Hardcover. Iridescences Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 644.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387341194
SKU
V9780387341194
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Serge Berthier
Serge Berthier teaches physics at the Denis Diderot-Paris 7 University and researches biologic structures, colors and biomimetism at the Institut des NanoSciences de Paris ( Pierre and Marie Curie-Paris 6 University and CNRS). He teaches solid state optics in the post-graduate degree "Optics and material" and the post-graduate research degree "Optics and Photonic" for the Denis Diderot University. He also ... Read more
Reviews for Iridescences
From the reviews: "Berthier is a professor of physics at the University of Paris Diderot–7 and researches biological structures, colors and biomimetics at Pierre and Marie Curie University. … If you want to see some wonderful photographs that show the intricate and delicate structures of insect wings, then Berthier’s book fit the bill." (George Kattawar, ... Read more