Cosma / Communication / Knowledge / Realm / Physical / Force / Electromagnetism / Light
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Introduction1
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (YouTube Channel)
Courtesy of Kurzgesagt.org (Official Website)
Dictionary
light : electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength that travels in a vacuum with a speed of 299,792,458 meters (about 186,000 miles) per second; specifically : such radiation that is visible to the human eye. — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook
Thesaurus
Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords
Encyclopedia
Light is electromagnetic radiation within a certain portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The word usually refers to visible light, which is the visible spectrum that is visible to the human eye and is responsible for the sense of sight. Visible light is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400–700 nanometres (nm), or 4.00 × 10−7 to 7.00 × 10−7 m, between the infrared (with longer wavelengths) and the ultraviolet (with shorter wavelengths). This wavelength means a frequency range of roughly 430–750 terahertz (THz). — Wikipedia
Light (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Search
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Inspiration
Talks about Light (TED: Ideas Worth Spreading)
Articles about Light (Big Think)
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Innovation
Science
Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light. Because light is an electromagnetic wave, other forms of electromagnetic radiation such as X-rays, microwaves, and radio waves exhibit similar properties. — Wikipedia
Optics (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Optics (Eric Weisstein’s World of Physics, Wolfram Research)
Optics (WolframAlpha)
Electromagnetic spectrum is the range of frequencies (the spectrum) of electromagnetic radiation and their respective wavelengths and photon energies. The electromagnetic spectrum covers electromagnetic waves with frequencies ranging from below one hertz to above 1025 hertz, corresponding to wavelengths from thousands of kilometers down to a fraction of the size of an atomic nucleus. This frequency range is divided into separate bands, and the electromagnetic waves within each frequency band are called by different names; beginning at the low frequency (long wavelength) end of the spectrum these are: radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays at the high-frequency (short wavelength) end. The electromagnetic waves in each of these bands have different characteristics, such as how they are produced, how they interact with matter, and their practical applications. — Wikipedia
Spectroscopy is the precise study of color as generalized from visible light to all bands of the electromagnetic spectrum. Historically, spectroscopy originated as the study of the wavelength dependence of the absorption by gas phase matter of visible light dispersed by a prism. Spectroscopy, primarily in the electromagnetic spectrum, is a fundamental exploratory tool in the fields of physics, chemistry, and astronomy, allowing the composition, physical structure and electronic structure of matter to be investigated at the atomic, molecular and macro scale, and over astronomical distances. — Wikipedia
Molecules and Light (PHET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado)
Spectroscopy (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Technology
Laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word “laser” is an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. A laser differs from other sources of light in that it emits light which is coherent. Spatial coherence allows a laser to be focused to a tight spot, enabling applications such as laser cutting and lithography. Spatial coherence also allows a laser beam to stay narrow over great distances (collimation), enabling applications such as laser pointers and lidar (light detection and ranging). Lasers can also have high temporal coherence, which allows them to emit light with a very narrow spectrum. Alternatively, temporal coherence can be used to produce ultrashort pulses of light with a broad spectrum but durations as short as a femtosecond. — Wikipedia
Laser (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Lasers (Eric Weisstein’s World of Physics, Wolfram Research)
Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Optics Campaigns (Kickstarter)
Optics Campaigns (Indiegogo)
Product
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Preservation
History
Optics Timeline (Exploring the Science of Light, Optical Society of America)
Optics Timeline (Optics4Kids)
Museum
The Museum of Optics
Optical Heritage Museum
Library
DDC: 535 Optics (Library Thing)
Subject: Light (Library Thing)
Subject: Optics (Library Thing)
Subject: Light (Open Library)
Subject: Optics (Open Library)
LCC: QC 350 Optics (UPenn Online Books)
LCC: QC 350 Optics (Library of Congress)
Subject: Light (Library of Congress)
Subject: Optics (Library of Congress)
Subject: Light (WorldCat)
Subject: Optics (WorldCat)
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Participation
Education
Light & Optics (Physics4Kids)
Optics4Kids
Exploring the Science of Light! (Optical Society of America)
Explore the Electromagnetic Spectrum (Space Place, NASA)
Light & Radiation (PHET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado)
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Course
Optical Materials and Devices (MITx)
Spectroscopy (MIT OpenCourseWare)
Community
Occupation
Careers in Optics and Photonics (Optica)
Optometrists (CareerOneStop, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)
Photonics Engineers (CareerOneStop, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)
Organization
International Society for Optics and Phontonics (SPIE)
Illuminating Engineering Society
Optica
IEEE Photonics Society
News
Optics News (SPIE)
Optics and Photonics (Nature)
Optics (JSTOR)
Nature of Light (Science Daily)
Optics and Photonics News (Phys.org)
Optics (NPR Archives)
Government
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Related
Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.
“Fundamentals”
Law (Constant) Relativity
Force Gravity, Electromagnetism (Light, Color)
Matter (Microscope) Molecule, Atom (Periodic Table), Particle
“Space”
Universe (Astronomical Instrument)
Galaxy Milky Way, Andromeda
Planetary System Star, Brown Dwarf, Planet, Moon
Our Neighborhood
Solar System Sun
Terrestrial Planet Mercury, Venus, Earth (Moon), Mars
Asteroid Belt Ceres, Vesta
Jovian Planet Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Trans-Neptunian Object
Kuiper Belt Pluto, Haumea, Makemake
Scattered Disc Eris, Sedna, Planet X
Oort Cloud Etc. Scholz’s Star
Small Body Comet, Centaur, Asteroid
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Notes
1. The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.