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@article{747874, author = {Bochníček, Zdeněk}, article_number = {1}, keywords = {eye; perception; optics}, language = {eng}, issn = {0031-9120}, journal = {Physics Education}, title = {Why can we see visible light?}, url = {http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/PhysEd}, volume = {42}, year = {2007} }
TY - JOUR ID - 747874 AU - Bochníček, Zdeněk PY - 2007 TI - Why can we see visible light? JF - Physics Education VL - 42 IS - 1 SP - 37-40 EP - 37-40 SN - 00319120 KW - eye KW - perception KW - optics UR - http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/PhysEd N2 - Visible light only constitutes a very narrow part of the wide electromagnetic spectrum. This article outlines several reasons why the human eye can see only within this limited range. Solar emissions and low absorption in the atmosphere are determining causes, but not the only ones. The energy of chemical bonds, the optical properties of matter, black body emissions and the wave character of light cause further limitations, all of which have a remarkable congruence. ER -
BOCHNÍČEK, Zdeněk. Why can we see visible light? \textit{Physics Education}. 2007, vol.~42, No~1, p.~37-40. ISSN~0031-9120.
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