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The nature of light and its interaction with matter

Björn, Lars Olof LU orcid (2015) p.1-20
Abstract
This chapter provides a physical background to the following ones. It describes the particle and wave properties of light and the diffraction, polarization, refraction, reflection, and absorption of light and statistics of photon emission and absorption. Planck’s law of heat radiation is described in various mathematical and graphical ways. One section is devoted to a simplified description of the propagation of light in absorbing and scattering media. The final sections are devoted to interactions between light and matter: spectra of and energy levels in atoms and molecules, the relation between absorption and emission spectra, the molecular geometry of absorption and emission, and the transfer of electronic excitation energy between... (More)
This chapter provides a physical background to the following ones. It describes the particle and wave properties of light and the diffraction, polarization, refraction, reflection, and absorption of light and statistics of photon emission and absorption. Planck’s law of heat radiation is described in various mathematical and graphical ways. One section is devoted to a simplified description of the propagation of light in absorbing and scattering media. The final sections are devoted to interactions between light and matter: spectra of and energy levels in atoms and molecules, the relation between absorption and emission spectra, the molecular geometry of absorption and emission, and the transfer of electronic excitation energy between molecules, including the Förster mechanism, triplet states, and the photobiologically important properties of the dioxygen molecule (Less)
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keywords
particle, wave, interference, diffraction, polarization, photon statistics, heat radiation, refraction, reflection, scattering, spectrum, quantum, energy transfer, Förster mechanism, surface plansmon, coherence, orbital angular momentum, singlet oxygen
categories
Higher Education
host publication
Photobiology: The Science of Light and Life (3rd ed.)
editor
Björn, Lars Olof
pages
1 - 20
publisher
Springer
external identifiers
  • scopus:84944062565
ISBN
978-1-4939-1467-8 (print)
978-1-4939-1468-5 (eBook)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4939-1468-5_1
project
Photobiology
language
English
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yes
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dbe002c7-fe7b-4903-8954-7b9cc5b280d4 (old id 5101369)
date added to LUP
2016-04-04 10:52:05
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2022-01-29 20:58:32
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  abstract     = {{This chapter provides a physical background to the following ones. It describes the particle and wave properties of light and the diffraction, polarization, refraction, reflection, and absorption of light and statistics of photon emission and absorption. Planck’s law of heat radiation is described in various mathematical and graphical ways. One section is devoted to a simplified description of the propagation of light in absorbing and scattering media. The final sections are devoted to interactions between light and matter: spectra of and energy levels in atoms and molecules, the relation between absorption and emission spectra, the molecular geometry of absorption and emission, and the transfer of electronic excitation energy between molecules, including the Förster mechanism, triplet states, and the photobiologically important properties of the dioxygen molecule}},
  author       = {{Björn, Lars Olof}},
  booktitle    = {{Photobiology: The Science of Light and Life (3rd ed.)}},
  editor       = {{Björn, Lars Olof}},
  isbn         = {{978-1-4939-1467-8 (print)}},
  keywords     = {{particle; wave; interference; diffraction; polarization; photon statistics; heat radiation; refraction; reflection; scattering; spectrum; quantum; energy transfer; Förster mechanism; surface plansmon; coherence; orbital angular momentum; singlet oxygen}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{1--20}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  title        = {{The nature of light and its interaction with matter}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1468-5_1}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/978-1-4939-1468-5_1}},
  year         = {{2015}},
}